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When the Florida golden aster (Chyrsopsis floridana) was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1986, only nine clusters of the yellow daisy-like perennial herb could be found growing in Hillsborough County, Fla.

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Pacific Northwest has another cause for celebration during the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal of Nelson’s checker-mallow, a perennial flower with spectacular pink blooms, from the federal list of endangered and threatened...