Salvia sphacelioides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Salvia sphacelioides faces severe population decline due to extensive habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range in Turkey. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with remaining populations fragmented and isolated. Overgrazing by livestock has degraded the quality of remaining habitat patches, while climate change poses additional stress through altered precipitation patterns in its Mediterranean ecosystem.
Habitat
This endemic Turkish sage inhabits rocky limestone slopes and dry Mediterranean scrubland at elevations between 800-1200 meters. It grows in open, well-drained soils among sparse vegetation typical of the Anatolian steppe-forest transition zone.
Other threatened species in Lamiaceae
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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