Werauhia paupera
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Werauhia paupera faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion in Costa Rica's montane cloud forests. The species' restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized disturbances, while climate change threatens to alter the moisture-dependent cloud forest conditions essential for its survival. Agricultural expansion and infrastructure development continue to fragment its remaining habitat.
Habitat
This bromeliad is endemic to the montane cloud forests of Costa Rica, typically growing as an epiphyte on trees in humid, mist-shrouded environments between 1,200-2,000 meters elevation. It requires the consistent moisture and stable temperatures characteristic of these specialized tropical montane ecosystems.
