Heliotropium riebeckii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Heliotropium riebeckii faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted range within the Horn of Africa's arid regions. Overgrazing by livestock and expanding agricultural activities have reduced the quality of its native scrubland and rocky slope habitats. Climate change poses an additional threat through increased aridity and altered precipitation patterns in already marginal environments where this endemic species occurs.
Habitat
This species inhabits arid scrublands, rocky slopes, and semi-desert environments in the Horn of Africa. It typically grows in well-drained soils on hillsides and plateau margins where it can tolerate extreme drought conditions.