Scientists thrilled after finding elusive 'tiny mystery' flower thriving in unexpected location: 'There’s still hope'

Scientists thrilled after finding elusive 'tiny mystery' flower thriving in unexpected location: 'There’s still hope'

The rare Camatta Canyon amole (Chlorogalum purpureum var. reductum) appears to be making a comeback in California, as scientists from the Nature Conservancy and the California Native Plant Society discovered around 16,000 of these flowers not far from San Luis Obispo this past spring. According to LAist, this endangered flower, which at least one scientist has referred to as a "tiny mystery," was thought to only have a global population of aroun…