CRCritically Endangered

spolfibbla

Hieracium amoenifrons

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

Hieracium

spolfibbla 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.

Hieracium amoenifrons faces severe population declines due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited alpine range. Climate change poses an additional critical threat as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted species to retreat to increasingly restricted high-elevation refugia with nowhere left to migrate.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusCritically Endangered (CR)
GroupPlants
03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Alpine and subalpine meadows, rocky slopes, and grasslands typically between 1,500-3,000m elevation in mountainous regions. Prefers well-drained soils in open areas with moderate moisture and cool temperatures year-round.

TERRESTRIALMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Hieracium amoenifrons faces severe population declines due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited alpine range. Climate change poses an additional critical threat as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted species to retreat to increasingly restricted high-elevation refugia with nowhere left to migrate.

Climate change and warming temperatures

HighOngoing

Habitat loss from agricultural conversion

HighOngoing

Urban and infrastructure development

HighOngoing

Invasive plant species competition

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). spolfibbla (Hieracium amoenifrons). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/spolfibbla

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