Teline salsoloides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Teline salsoloides faces severe population decline due to its extremely restricted range on the Canary Islands, where coastal development and tourism infrastructure have destroyed much of its native habitat. The species is particularly vulnerable to invasive plant species that outcompete it for resources in its specialized coastal scrubland environment. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns and increased drought stress in its already arid habitat.
Habitat
This endemic legume inhabits coastal scrublands and rocky slopes in the Canary Islands, typically growing in arid, well-drained soils at low to moderate elevations. It thrives in the specialized xerophytic vegetation communities characteristic of the Canarian coastal zone.
