Magnolias face 'perilous future'

"...the significance of the plants' decline lies not only in the threat to the genetic diversity of the family, but also because magnolias are a highly sensitive indicator of the well-being of the forests in which they are found."

The spectacular bloom of a magnolia may be a very common sight in gardens but in the wild, it is a different story.

A new report has found that over half the world's magnolia species are facing extinction in their forest habitats.