FWS Lists South Florida Plant Species as Endangered, Threatened

The Fish and Wildlife Service is listing several South Florida plants as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, it said in a final rule. The agency has determined that the Florida prairie-clover (Dalea carthagenensis var. floridana) is endangered, and the Everglades bully (Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp. austrofloridense), Florida pineland crabgrass (Digitaria pauciflora) and the pineland sandmat (Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. pinetorum) are threatened. New import and export restrictions for these plants take effect Nov. 3.