Androsace hemisphaerica
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Androsace hemisphaerica faces severe pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted alpine environments, where climate change is driving upward shifts in vegetation zones and reducing available suitable habitat. Tourism and recreational activities in mountain regions contribute to trampling and soil disturbance in the fragile cushion plant communities where this species occurs. The species' extremely limited distribution and small population sizes make it particularly vulnerable to stochastic events and genetic bottlenecks.
Habitat
This alpine cushion plant inhabits rocky crevices, scree slopes, and exposed ridges in high-altitude mountain environments, typically above 2,000 meters elevation. It grows in well-drained, mineral-rich soils among other specialized alpine flora adapted to extreme temperature fluctuations and intense UV radiation.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in PRIMULACEAE
Threatened in Bhutan
Frequently asked questions
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