Lathyrus satdaghensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Lathyrus satdaghensis faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and overgrazing in its limited mountain habitat range. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat degradation from livestock grazing and conversion of natural grasslands to cultivated fields. Climate change poses an additional threat as warming temperatures may force this high-altitude specialist to retreat to increasingly smaller suitable areas.
Habitat
This leguminous plant inhabits mountain grasslands and alpine meadows at high elevations in the Caucasus region. It typically grows in well-drained soils on slopes and ridges where it forms part of the natural montane vegetation community.
