Burmeistera oyacachensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Burmeistera oyacachensis faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion within its restricted Andean cloud forest range. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while climate change threatens to shift the specific elevational zones where these specialized cloud forest conditions persist.
Habitat
This endemic species inhabits montane cloud forests of the northern Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 2,000-3,000 meters where persistent cloud cover creates the humid, cool conditions essential for its survival. It grows in the understory and forest edges of these specialized high-altitude ecosystems.
