Taraxacum bavaricum
Local name: Pissenlit de Bavière
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Taraxacum
Taraxacum bavaricum belongs to the family Asteraceae, order Asterales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taraxacum bavaricum faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urban development in its limited alpine range. Climate change poses an additional critical threat as warming temperatures force alpine species to migrate to higher elevations with increasingly limited suitable habitat. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from human disturbance and environmental changes.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Alpine and subalpine grasslands, meadows, and rocky slopes in the Bavarian Alps, typically occurring at elevations between 1,000-2,500 meters. The species is found in calcareous soils and open areas with sparse vegetation cover in montane and alpine zones.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Taraxacum bavaricum faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urban development in its limited alpine range. Climate change poses an additional critical threat as warming temperatures force alpine species to migrate to higher elevations with increasingly limited suitable habitat. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from human disturbance and environmental changes.
Climate change and warming temperatures
Habitat loss from agricultural intensification
Restricted range making populations vulnerable to local extinctions
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Trampling and disturbance from recreational activities
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Taraxacum bavaricum (Taraxacum bavaricum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/pissenlit-de-baviere