|Scientific Name:||Colpodium chionogeiton|
|Species Authority:||(Pilg.) Tzvel.|
Agrostis chionogeiton Pilg.
Keniochloa hionogeiton (Pilg.) Meld.
|Taxonomic Notes:||Synonyms = Agrostis chionogeiton Pilg.; Keniochloa hionogeiton (Pilg.) Meld.|
|Red List Category & Criteria:||Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1|
|Assessor(s):||Magombo, Z.L.K., Mbeiza Mutekanga, N. & Ndiritu, G.G. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment workshop, Uganda. Dec' 2003)|
|Reviewer(s):||Luke, Q. & Malombe, I. (East African Plants Red List Authority)|
Colpodium chionogeiton is a high altitude grass species known only from Mt Kenya (Kenya) and Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). Although both subpopulations occur within protected areas, the species is restricted to high altitude moorland alongside streams (4,250–4,850 m asl). It is known from less than five locations and the species is susceptible to potential habitat loss due to climate change.
|Range Description:||This grass is endemic to East Africa. It is known from Kenya (Mt Kenya) and Tanzania (Mt Kilimanjaro). Total range area of the species is not known. Population size and trends are unknown.|
Native:Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of
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|Current Population Trend:||Unknown|
|Habitat and Ecology:||Found in upland moor along stream sides, on moist ground (4,250–4,850 m asl).|
|Major Threat(s):||Current threats to the population are unknown. However, this is a high altitude species and its habitat potentially is threatened by climate change.|
|Conservation Actions:||The known range lies within protected areas.|
|Citation:||Magombo, Z.L.K., Mbeiza Mutekanga, N. & Ndiritu, G.G. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment workshop, Uganda. Dec' 2003). 2004. Colpodium chionogeiton. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44714A10939625.Downloaded on 18 January 2017.|
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