The population of the Key Largo tree cactus has been wiped from the Florida Keys. While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate ...

Why it matters: The loss of the only known stand of Key Largo tree cactus in the U.S. shows how rising seas can alter the coastal environment. It may be the first sea level rise-related loss of a ...

The last known stronghold in the country of the towering Key Largo tree cactus was a limestone island in an isolated mangrove forest, where it bloomed garlic-scented flowers in anonymity for ages ...