VU — Vulnerable

Puya alata

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Phylum

TRACHEOPHYTA

Class

LILIOPSIDA

Order

POALES

Family

BROMELIACEAE

Genus

Puya

Puya alata belongs to the family BROMELIACEAE, order POALES, within the LILIOPSIDA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

DesertMajorRocky areasMajorSavannaMajorShrublandMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Fire & fire suppression

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Habitat & natural process restoration

Species recovery

Species reintroduction

Ex-situ conservation

Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

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 (2026). Puya alata (Puya alata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/puya-alata-2696057

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