Valeriana buxifolia
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Valeriana buxifolia faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted high-altitude range. Agricultural expansion and livestock grazing in montane regions have reduced suitable habitat patches. Climate change poses an additional threat as warming temperatures may force this alpine specialist to retreat to increasingly limited suitable elevations, potentially leading to population fragmentation and local extinctions.
Habitat
This species inhabits high-altitude montane environments, typically found in rocky slopes, alpine meadows, and subalpine grasslands. It occurs in specialized microhabitats within mountain ecosystems where it has adapted to harsh climatic conditions and thin soils.