Lysipomia cylindrocarpa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Lysipomia cylindrocarpa faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and livestock grazing in its restricted Andean range. Mining activities and infrastructure development further fragment its already limited habitat, while climate change threatens to shift suitable growing conditions beyond the species' narrow altitudinal tolerance. The combination of human encroachment and environmental pressures has resulted in significant population declines across its known localities.
Habitat
This endemic Andean plant inhabits high-altitude grasslands and rocky slopes between 3,000-4,200 meters elevation. It typically grows in well-drained soils among native bunch grasses and cushion plants in the páramo and puna ecosystems of the tropical Andes.
