the planet is crafty.
A San Francisco plant once thought extinct is still hanging on: The Franciscan manzanita occupies a patch of hillside in the Presidio. Secrecy and a nursery rich with seeds and cuttings are part of the plan to reintroduce it to the wild. Some worry that federal park rules are not enough to protect the species.
Photo: Crews remove a Franciscan manzanita plant from a traffic island near the Golden Gate Bridge. For more than 60 years, scientists believed the species was extinct. Credit: Daniel Gluesenkamp
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
