Centropogon hartwegii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Centropogon hartwegii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across its Andean cloud forest range. Habitat fragmentation has isolated remaining populations, while climate change threatens to shift suitable temperature and moisture conditions upslope beyond the species' elevational limits. Mining activities and infrastructure development continue to degrade critical watershed areas where this endemic bellflower persists.
Habitat
This endemic bellflower inhabits cloud forests and humid montane woodlands of the northern Andes, typically occurring between 2,000-3,500 meters elevation. It requires consistently moist conditions and partial shade provided by the forest canopy, often growing along stream banks and in areas with persistent fog cover.
