https://theconversation.com/botanists-are-disappearing-just-when-the-world-needs-them-most-186849 Not what we need. Knowledge about the plant kingdom is not an antiquated segment of human past. Now and in coming generations as the current mass extinction progresses, we will desperately need to know as much as possible about the lives, carbon-capturing abilities, nutrient potential and more of as many plant species as we find can endure our future climate.