His most memorable publication, probably, is a masterpiece called “Species Plantarum,” which was published in 1753, and which attempted to list every known plant species in the world ...

This nearly caused the extinction of the sandplain gerardia, a coastal plant in the snapdragon family ... It was placed on the endangered species list in 2001. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The firefly, found in coastal ... The firefly species also faces threats from development, light pollution, recreation, grazing by ponies, the use of pesticides and invasive plant species.