G. extinctus close-up (IMAGE)

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G. extinctus close-up

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The bright orange flowers of the Ecuadorian cloud forest herb Gasteranthus extinctus, long believed to have gone extinct, light up the forest understory as if begging to be seen.

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Photo by Riley Fortier.

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