The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed protecting the Big Red Sage, a towering Texas wildflower, under the Endangered Species Act. This rare plant, which can reach heights of five feet and produces striking crimson-purple blooms, now exists in just seven locations across Texas’s Edwards Plateau. “I hope this prevents the looming extinction of the big red sage, which would be like losing the giant, flamboyant botanical soul of Texas,” says Michael Robinson, a senior conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. The organization’s legal action helped push for this protection, which has been pending since 1975. As … Continue reading Big Red Sage Faces Extinction: Only 654 Plants Left in Texas