Scleria sheilae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Scleria sheilae faces severe threats from agricultural expansion and urban development within its extremely limited range in the Western Ghats of India. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as even small-scale land conversion can eliminate significant portions of its remaining population. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could disrupt the specific moisture conditions this sedge requires.
Habitat
Scleria sheilae is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, where it inhabits moist grasslands and forest margins at specific elevations. The species requires well-drained soils with consistent moisture levels, typically found in transitional zones between forest and open grassland ecosystems.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in CYPERACEAE
Threatened in Cameroon
Frequently asked questions
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