Erodium sosnowskianum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Erodium sosnowskianum faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to urban development and agricultural expansion in its limited range. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized disturbances, while overgrazing by livestock has degraded remaining habitat patches. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting this Mediterranean endemic's specialized ecological requirements.
Habitat
This species inhabits rocky slopes, limestone outcrops, and dry Mediterranean scrubland at moderate elevations. It typically grows in well-drained, calcareous soils within open woodland margins and degraded maquis vegetation.
