Twisted-lobed Dandelion
Taraxacum tortilobum
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Taraxacum
Twisted-lobed Dandelion belongs to the family Asteraceae, order Asterales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Twisted-lobed Dandelion faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its specialized alpine and subalpine environments. Climate change poses an additional critical threat as warming temperatures force suitable habitat to shift to higher elevations, reducing available range for this cold-adapted species. The species' limited distribution and small population size make it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Alpine and subalpine meadows, rocky slopes, and disturbed soils at elevations typically between 1,500-3,000 meters. The species occurs in cold-adapted grassland communities and along mountain ridges where snow persists late into the growing season.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Twisted-lobed Dandelion faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its specialized alpine and subalpine environments. Climate change poses an additional critical threat as warming temperatures force suitable habitat to shift to higher elevations, reducing available range for this cold-adapted species. The species' limited distribution and small population size make it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions.
Climate change and warming temperatures
Habitat loss from agricultural conversion
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
Urban and infrastructure development
Grazing pressure from livestock
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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). Twisted-lobed Dandelion (Taraxacum tortilobum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/twisted-lobed-dandelion