“Unprecedented attack by rodents”, and an “unexplained collection/destruction event” cutting 40% of the known population.
Translation: The plant species has always been subject to attack by native rodents in boom and bust cycles and they still don’t know much about the plant.
Seems like unmanaged grazing and invasive plant species would be the usual suspects. I gotta wonder if feral horses and burros are part of the problem.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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