3.7 Conservation status of P. villosa
IUCN is a global classification standard system for threatened species.
Its main purpose is to provide a clear and objective framework for the
classification of species according to their extinction risk.Psammochloa villosa qualifies as a species of least concern (LC)
under the EOO criterion (EOO = 2,064,370 km²). However, after observing
populations at 43 sampling locations during our field work, we noted
that some populations of the species presently grew in severely degraded
habitat. Thus, while this species was probably not currently threatened,
decreases in its frequency within population and the abundance of
populations could jeopardize its vital ecological role. Therefore, we
advocate for continued ecological monitoring of this dominant, key-stone
desert grass species.