Snowline Wintergreen
CR

Snowline Wintergreen

Pyrola minor

Unknown

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrola_minor

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Snowline Wintergreen faces severe threats from climate change as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted species to retreat to increasingly limited high-elevation refugia. Habitat fragmentation and degradation from human activities, combined with the species' specialized ecological requirements and slow reproductive rate, have contributed to dramatic population declines across its range.

Threat summary

Habitat

Coniferous and mixed forests, particularly in cool, moist understory conditions in mountainous regions and northern latitudes. The species typically occurs in acidic soils with rich organic matter, often in association with specific mycorrhizal fungi essential for its survival.

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Lyonia affinis

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Unknown

Frequently asked questions

Why is Snowline Wintergreen classified as Critically Endangered?
Snowline Wintergreen is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Snowline Wintergreen faces severe threats from climate change as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted species to retreat to increasingly limited high-elevation refugia. Habitat fragmentation and degradation from human activities, combined with the species' specialized ecological requirements and slow reproductive rate, have contributed to dramatic population declines across its range.
Where does Snowline Wintergreen live?
Snowline Wintergreen occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Snowline Wintergreen?
The main threats to Snowline Wintergreen are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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