Harperocallis flava

Harperocallis flava, known by the common name Harper's beauty, is a species endemic to parts of Florida in the United States, where it is known mainly from the Apalachicola National Forest in the Panhandle. It is seriously endangered and has been on the United States' endangered species list since 1979. The wildflower was first described in 1968 and by 1979 there were only three known populations totaling fewer than 100 individuals. Two of these populations were actually close enough together to be considered one population. These were all located in the Apalachicola National Forest and the United States Forest Service managed the area specifically for the conservation of this rare plant. More occurrences have been discovered since this time. The plant, previously known from Franklin and Liberty Counties, was found in Bay County in 2003. The population of seventy plants there is located on private property and it is not protected. The original Franklin County occurrence contains about......read more on Wikipedia.