Helosciadium bermejoi
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Helosciadium bermejoi faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to urban development and agricultural expansion in its extremely limited range. The species is particularly vulnerable to water table changes and pollution from agricultural runoff, which directly impacts the wetland environments it depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could dry up the seasonal pools and marshy areas essential for its survival.
Habitat
This critically endangered umbellifer is endemic to temporary pools, marshy areas, and seasonally flooded grasslands in the Mediterranean region. It requires specific hydrological conditions with periodic flooding followed by gradual drying, typically found in low-lying areas with clay or silty soils.
