Endangered plant species

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009472",
  "term": "Endangered plant species",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Endangered Plant Species",
  "definition": "1. Referring to an endangered species; any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range/habitat.\n\n2. Animals, birds, fish, plants, or other living organisms threatened with extinction by anthropogenic (man-caused) or other natural changes in their environment. Requirements for declaring a species endangered are contained in the Endangered Species Act.\n\n3. Those species that are listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act.\n\n4. Species whose numbers are so small that it is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "Contaminated Sediments Glossary & Acronyms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "40 CFR 132.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "Chesapeake Bay Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/endangered-plant-species/"
}