Center for Biological Diversity Seeks Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Northwest Plants

Center for Biological Diversity seeks Endangered Species Act protections for two Northwest plants

If you’ve ever hiked in native Palouse or Camas prairies, you may have spotted wildflowers with bright yellow blossoms.Rough goldenweed and Palouse goldenweed, two related plants native to the Northwest, are named for the color of their yellow blooms.Rough goldenweed is often found south of the Clearwater River in Idaho, in Washington, and in some parts of Oregon. Palouse goldenweed is found farther north in Palouse prairieland in Washington and…

Petition seeks endangered protections for two rare goldenweeds as Northwest prairies vanish

Two little-known wildflowers in the Pacific Northwest could soon draw much more attention. Conservation advocates are seeking federal protection for rough goldenweed and Palouse goldenweed as the region's remaining native prairies approach permanent loss. What happened? On June 11, the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list both uncommon plants under the Endangered Species Act. The …