Tracking and Conserving an Endangered Plant from Brazil’s Rocky Outcrops

Tracking and Conserving an Endangered Plant from Brazil’s Rocky Outcrops

Brazil is a biodiversity hotspot: exceptionally rich in species, yet under serious threat. This tension is evident in its rocky outcrops, where some plants are confined to a single hill or plateau. Such restricted distribution makes them particularly vulnerable, because if the habitat changes, the plants cannot easily move elsewhere. Among the most distinctive plant families of these rocky landscapes is the Velloziaceae, which includes more than…