Protecting Australia’s native plants

Australia is home to some 25,000 plant species. And nine out of 10 Australian plants occur nowhere else on Earth. But many are under threat. So why does that matter? This National Science Week, we meet a plant ecologist with a message.This conversation was recorded at the Lyrebird Festival in the Blue Mountains of NSW.Speakers:Rachael GallagherProfessor in Plant Ecology and Conservation, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney UniversityGregg Borschmann (host)Oral historian, journalist and writerFurther information: What is Australia's most amazing wildflower? Vote now - ABC Science WeekThe Australasian Virtual Herbarium