Bothriochloa campii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Bothriochloa campii faces severe population decline primarily due to agricultural conversion of its native grassland habitats across its limited range in South America. Overgrazing by livestock has degraded remaining populations, while urban expansion continues to fragment the specialized grassland ecosystems this endemic species requires. The species' narrow ecological requirements and restricted distribution make it particularly vulnerable to habitat modification.
Habitat
This endemic grass species inhabits specialized native grassland ecosystems and prairie remnants in temperate South America. It typically occurs in well-drained soils of natural grasslands and requires specific moisture and soil conditions found in undisturbed prairie habitats.