Tiehm's Buckwheat Designated as Endangered Species
- Updated
The desert wildflower is known to only grow in patches in Rhyolite Ridge, where a lithium mine project has been proposed by Ioneer.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed Tiehm’s buckwheat as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.
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