Ramalina bogotensis
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Ramalina bogotensis faces severe threats from rapid urbanization around Bogotá, Colombia, where air pollution and habitat fragmentation have dramatically reduced suitable growing substrates. The species is particularly vulnerable to atmospheric contamination due to its role as a bioindicator lichen, with industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust directly impacting its physiological processes. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes in the high-altitude Andean ecosystems where this endemic lichen occurs.
Habitat
This endemic lichen species inhabits the montane forests and páramo ecosystems of the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, particularly in the vicinity of Bogotá. It grows epiphytically on tree bark and occasionally on rock surfaces in cloud forest environments at elevations between 2,500-3,500 meters.
Other threatened species in Ramalinaceae
Threatened in Chile
Frequently asked questions
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