This photo taken in June 2019 in the Silver Peak Range near Tonopah shows Tiehm's buckwheat growing where a lithium mine is planned. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

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Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed rule to add Tiehm's buckwheat to the endangered list.

• By By Scott Sonner Associated Press
• October 2, 2021