Rare plant sparks legal action against Sydney development

Hibbertia fumana, thought to have been extinct for 200 years, has been rediscovered in Sydney’s westA newly rediscovered rare plant – thought to have become extinct almost 200 years ago – has sparked a legal action in Sydney’s west against a development that threatens the flower’s only known location.About 370 specimens of Hibbertia fumana – a small flowering shrub endemic to Sydney – were found on the grounds of the proposed 83-hectare Simta Moorebank t