Lobelia hereroensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Lobelia hereroensis faces significant pressure from overgrazing by livestock, particularly cattle and goats, which damages its specialized rocky habitat and reduces reproductive success. Mining activities and quarrying operations in the Erongo Mountains pose additional threats through direct habitat destruction and fragmentation. Climate change may exacerbate these pressures by altering precipitation patterns in its already arid environment.
Habitat
This endemic Namibian species inhabits rocky outcrops, granite inselbergs, and crevices in the Erongo Mountains region. It grows in specialized microhabitats among granite boulders and cliff faces, typically at elevations between 1,000-2,000 meters in semi-arid conditions.
