[PCA] NEWS: Botanists At Grand Canyon National Park Working to Bring Plant Back from the Brink

[Olivia Kwong]

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.

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