Gnaphalium sodiroi
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Gnaphalium sodiroi faces severe threats from agricultural expansion and livestock grazing in Ecuador's high-altitude páramo ecosystems. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat conversion, while climate change poses additional risks by altering the delicate moisture and temperature conditions of its montane environment. Mining activities and infrastructure development in the Andes further fragment the limited suitable habitat remaining for this endemic plant.
Habitat
This endemic Ecuadorian species inhabits high-altitude páramo grasslands and montane shrublands between 3,000-4,200 meters elevation in the Andes. It typically grows in moist, well-drained soils among tussock grasses and cushion plants in these specialized alpine ecosystems.