Skottsbergia paradoxa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Skottsbergia paradoxa faces severe threats from invasive plant species that outcompete this endemic shrub for resources and habitat space. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature regimes that may exceed the species' narrow tolerance range. Human activities including grazing and trampling in its restricted island habitat further fragment and degrade the limited populations.
Habitat
This endemic shrub is restricted to the remote subantarctic islands, where it grows in exposed coastal areas and rocky slopes with sparse vegetation. It typically occupies well-drained sites with minimal soil development in the harsh maritime climate of its island home.