Endangered Chinch Weed

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to protect the beardless chinch weed --- a fragile, dainty sunflower that currently spans just five acres and faces threats from the planned Rosemont copper mine in southern Arizona --- as endangered.

A beardless chinch weed, a delicate sunflower species found in southern Arizona. (Photo by Dr. Mark Fishbein)

TUCSON, Ariz. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to protect the beardless chinch weed — a fragile, dainty sunflower that currently spans just five acres and faces threats from the planned Rosemont copper mine in southern Arizona — as endangered.

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