AdvertisementScientists Race To Save Rare Plant Species From Extinction04:05Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/08/20/save-rare-plant-species-extinction"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeAugust 20, 2020Andy Kubis, The Allegheny FrontfacebookEmailBotanist Steve Grund is trying to save the Canby’s Mountain Lover, one of the rarest plants in Pennsylvania. (Andy Kubis)Plant species are going extinct at alarming rates. In Pennsylvania, researchers are working to save one of the Appalachian Mountain's rarest plants: Canby's Mountain Lover. Its main threat is a tiny insect.Andy Kubis reports for The Allegheny Front.Botanist Steve Grund is trying to save the Canby’s Mountain Lover, one of the rarest plants in Pennsylvania. (Andy Kubis)This segment aired on August 20, 2020.