Salvia pamplonitana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Salvia pamplonitana faces severe threats from urban expansion and agricultural conversion in its extremely limited range around Pamplona, Colombia. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while cattle grazing and infrastructure development continue to degrade remaining populations. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns affecting the montane ecosystems this sage depends upon.
Habitat
This critically endangered sage is endemic to montane cloud forests and páramo ecosystems in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, specifically in the vicinity of Pamplona at elevations between 2,200-3,000 meters. It typically grows in humid, well-drained soils along forest edges and in clearings within these high-altitude Andean environments.
Other threatened species in Lamiaceae
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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