[PCA] NEWS: Botanists At Grand Canyon National Park Working to Bring Plant Back from the Brink
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Mar 29 07:37:50 CDT 2010
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/03/botanists-grand-canyon-national-park-working-bring-plant-back-brink5589
Botanists At Grand Canyon National Park Working to Bring Plant Back from
the Brink
Posted March 28th, 2010 by Kurt Repanshek
It's a tiny plant, one with a beautiful purple flower, and it just might
be one that can be brought back from the brink of extinction.
Earlier this month botanists at Grand Canyon National Park were beaming
when one of their sentry milk-vetch (Astragalus cremnophylax var.
cremnophylax) began to bloom. That was no small victory, as it marked a
significant achievement in the park's efforts to bring the plant off the
list of endangered species.
See the link above for the full article text.
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