Diplostephium cinereum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Diplostephium cinereum faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching in Colombia's high-altitude ecosystems. Mining activities and infrastructure development have fragmented its already limited páramo habitat, while climate change forces this cold-adapted species to retreat to increasingly higher elevations with diminishing suitable terrain.
Habitat
This endemic Colombian shrub inhabits high-altitude páramo ecosystems between 3,000-4,200 meters elevation in the Eastern Cordillera. It thrives in the cold, wet conditions of these Andean grasslands and shrublands, often growing among other specialized páramo vegetation.
Other threatened species in ASTERACEAE
Threatened in Bolivia
Frequently asked questions
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