West Indian meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
West Indian meadowbeauty faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to urban development, agriculture, and coastal infrastructure projects throughout its limited range in the Caribbean. The species' restricted distribution to specific wetland habitats makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and human encroachment. Climate change and sea level rise pose additional risks to its coastal and low-lying wetland ecosystems.
Habitat
Inhabits freshwater and brackish wetlands, marshy areas, pond margins, and seasonally flooded grasslands in low-lying coastal regions. The species typically occurs in open, sunny wetland habitats with fluctuating water levels.
Other threatened species in Melastomataceae
Threatened in Cuba
Frequently asked questions
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