Uitgestorven: op plantenjacht rond de wereld. 2023. illus. 512 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - In Dutch.

Botanists Maarten Christenhusz and Rafaël Govaerts take you on a journey around the world and present in true detective style how plant hunters discover species that were believed to no longer exist. Plants often disappeared from the scene due to the introduction of grazers, building boom, climate change, tourism, and too-frequent mowing of meadows.

The authors emphasize that critically endangered species can rebound when conditions change for the better. After all, seeds can 'wait' in the ground for many years. Gardens also play and can play an important role
facilitating reintroductions when a species has disappeared locally or globally.

This book shows the diversity of plants we have lost, but also inspires us to do something about it.