This perennial plant with bright yellow inflorescence is endemic to North Wales. It is believed to have become extinct in early $1950^{'} s$ but in $2002$ , a single plant was accidentally re-discovered growing on a remote hillside of Cwm Idwal National Natural Reserve. Name the plant.

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The correct option is D Snowdonia hawkweed
Hieracium snowdoniense , the Snowdonia Hawkweed, is a regional plant in Snowdonia, North Wales. It was believed to have become extinct in early 1950, as a result of over-grazing, but in 2002 the plant was re-discovers on the steep slopes in the Cwn Idwal National Nature Reserve above Bethesda.

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This perennial plant with bright yellow inflorescence is endemic to North Wales. It is believed to have become extinct in early 1950′s but in 2002, a single plant was accidentally re-discovered growing on a remote hillside of Cwm Idwal National Natural Reserve. Name the plant.

This perennial plant with bright yellow inflorescence is endemic to North Wales. It is believed to have become extinct in early $1950^{'} s$ but in $2002$ , a single plant was accidentally re-discovered growing on a remote hillside of Cwm Idwal National Natural Reserve. Name the plant.