Uncinia subsacculata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Uncinia subsacculata faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted alpine and subalpine range. The species is particularly vulnerable to trampling and disturbance from recreational activities in accessible mountain areas. Climate change poses an additional long-term threat, as warming temperatures may force this cold-adapted sedge to retreat to increasingly limited high-elevation refugia.
Habitat
This sedge species inhabits alpine and subalpine grasslands, typically found in moist, well-drained soils at high elevations. It occurs in tussock grasslands and herbfields, often in areas with seasonal snow cover and cool, humid conditions.
