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Roughly how many plant species exist on Earth?

Around 400,000

Background

Earth is home to an estimated 400,000 plant species. Each year a few thousand newly discovered ones are added. Many live in rainforests that are still barely studied. Some also grow in deserts and high up in the mountains.

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