A dormant Tiehm’s buckwheat, a small yellow flower that grows in lithium-rich Nevada soil, is seen near the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine project site on Feb. 22, 2024, in Esmeralda County. The Fish and Wildlife Service has listed Buckwheat as an endangered species. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye