Now scientists believe the Key Largo tree cactus, which grew in the Florida Keys, is the first plant of its kind to go extinct in the wild in the United States due in part to sea-level rise.

A massive stand of Key Largo tree cactus, the only one in existence in the U.S., was destroyed by rising ocean waters as ice sheets at the poles of the Earth continue to melt, according to a paper ...

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 ...