CRCritically Endangered

skevmaskros

Taraxacum ruberulum

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

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Taraxacum

skevmaskros belongs to the family Asteraceae, order Asterales, within the Magnoliopsida class.

02Description

Species Profile

Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Taraxacum ruberulum faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature shifts that affect its specialized alpine and subalpine habitat requirements.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusCritically Endangered (CR)
GroupPlants
03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

This species occupies alpine and subalpine meadows, rocky slopes, and grasslands typically between 1,500-3,000m elevation. It shows preference for well-drained calcareous soils in montane regions with specific moisture and temperature regimes.

TERRESTRIALMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Taraxacum ruberulum faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature shifts that affect its specialized alpine and subalpine habitat requirements.

Climate change impacts on alpine ecosystems

HighOngoing

Habitat loss from agricultural conversion

HighOngoing

Urban and infrastructure development

HighOngoing

Collection pressure for horticultural trade

MediumOngoing

Overgrazing by livestock

MediumOngoing
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07Sources

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 (2025). skevmaskros (Taraxacum ruberulum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/skevmaskros

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