Espeletiopsis jimenez-quesadae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Espeletiopsis jimenez-quesadae faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its high-altitude páramo habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted species to retreat to increasingly limited mountaintop refugia. The species' restricted range and specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to human encroachment and environmental changes.
Habitat
This species inhabits high-altitude páramo ecosystems in the Colombian Andes, typically found in wet, cold grasslands and shrublands above 3,000 meters elevation. It grows in areas with frequent fog, high humidity, and temperature fluctuations characteristic of tropical alpine environments.
Other threatened species in ASTERACEAE
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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