Calceolaria spruceana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Calceolaria spruceana faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching in the Andean cloud forests where it occurs. Habitat fragmentation from road construction and human settlement development has reduced the connectivity between remaining populations. Climate change poses an additional threat as rising temperatures may shift the suitable altitudinal range for this montane species beyond available habitat.
Habitat
This species inhabits cloud forests and montane scrublands in the Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 2,000-3,500 meters. It grows in humid, moss-rich environments along forest edges and in clearings within the cloud forest ecosystem.