Bidens fischeri
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Bidens fischeri faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range in East Africa. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to land conversion, while invasive plant species compete for resources in its native grassland and woodland edge environments. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that affect the seasonal flowering cycles critical to this annual herb's reproduction.
Habitat
Bidens fischeri inhabits grasslands, woodland edges, and disturbed areas at moderate elevations in East Africa. This annual herb typically grows in well-drained soils along forest margins and in open grassland patches where it can complete its seasonal life cycle.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in ASTERACEAE
Threatened in Tanzania
Frequently asked questions
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