Endangered Species
The Tennessee coneflower was one of the federally listed endangered plant species and its recovery has been aided by the purchase of habitat by the Nature Conservancy and the State of Tennessee. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed that this plant be removed from the endangered species list because all the former threats to the species are eliminated or reduced. The Service ruled that the plant will be delisted effective September 2, 2011.
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