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An Australian company’s plan for mining lithium in Nevada’s Esmeralda County is meeting increasing resistance from environmentalists and a representative of the Western Shoshone tribe.

Conservation status of Eriogonum X lagopus in southern Carbon County, Montana by Lesica, Peter; Achuff, P. L; Montana Natural Heritage Program Publication date 1992 Topics Eriogonum X lagopus, Rare ...

Tiehm’s buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) is a rare species of wildflower in the buckwheat family. Over millennia the plant adapted to soils rich in lithium and boron in the Silver Peak Range of ...

COLORADO, USA — A small barrel cactus found in Western Colorado will be removed from the threatened and endangered species list after scientists found that the population is "stable and resilient." ...

The disappearing Colton dunes, found only in the Inland Empire, get a helping hand from the community. Originally stretching 40 square miles from Ontario to Colton, the rare Colton dunes are rapidly ...

RENO — Just days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a proposed lithium mine, federal land managers are initiating a review of the latest project plans ...

WASATCH MOUNTAINS, Utah — Sulfur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) is a perennial herb native to Utah and grows throughout the Rocky Mountains and along the western coastline from southern British ...

California buckwheat, also called wild native buckwheat (Eriogonum), are beautiful, attract pollinators and are wonderful to see, either in the garden or the natural landscape.

Near the Canary Island daisy are California native members of the buckwheat family: St. Catherine’s lace (Eriogonum giganteum), currently blanketed with creamy white flowers, and seaside ...

Continuing our focus on select species of Eriogonum (wild buckwheat), this week's discussion features California buckwheat (E. fasciculatum). First, here is a quick review of characteristics common to ...