\nAfter years of hard work and the support of many dedicated individuals,\nan iconic flower is once again thriving in Tennessee. On August 4, 2011,\nthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal of the Tennessee\nconeflower from the Endangered Species List, marking an extraordinary\nrecovery from the brink of extinction. The story of the coneflower\nexemplifies the power of conservation.\n\nIn 1968, Vanderbilt biology professor Elsie Quarterman and graduate\nstudent Barbara Turner accidentally discovered the fuschia-colored\nconeflowers at Mount View Cedar Glade. The plant had been thought\nextinct until the rediscovery. In time, three other coneflower sites\nwere discovered in Davidson and Wilson counties. In 1979, the Tennessee\nconeflower became one of the first plants to be recorded on the Endangered\nSpecies List.\n
\nQuarterman subsequently became a trustee of the Tennesee Chapter of The\nNature Conservancy and urged the protection of the cedar glade habitats\nwhere the Tennessee coneflower and other rare plants have adapted to\nlive in harsh, stony conditions.\n<\/blockquote>\nHer nephew Patrick found this.\n
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