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[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Crikey I wouldn't have thoughts plants would have gone extinct so easy! interesting fact

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Have you heard about the plant Siphilim? Apparently it was fairly prevalent and very highly valued in ancient times, but was lost by the middle ages.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Never heard of it, that's one for googling thanks

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Could be that many medicinal plants are considered weeds or have very specific habitats that have been built over.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah its real. Romans used something to spice their meals that apperently grew all over italy greece and anatolia. Today we cant find any plant matching the looks nore the taste. But it must have been really good