SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — To an average person, it may just be a drab clump of evergreen leaves indistinguishable from the other plants in the Presidio woods. But the rediscovered San Francisco shrub now has the protection of the federal government. Officials added the Franciscan manzanita's new status to the federal Endangered Species list Wednesday, meaning anyone who tampers with the plant faces potential criminal charges and fines.
Feds grant SF shrub endangered status