Tulipa dubia

There are a broad range of threats to this species that differ across its distribution. In Kyrgyzstan the primary threats are from gold mining and livestock overgrazing which are leading to small declines in most subpopulations with some close to mining areas declining rapidly (Davletkeldiev 2006). In Uzbekistan this plant is opportunistically collected including its bulb, whilst the development of ski resorts in the Chatkal mountains in areas of this tulip's habitat is leading to habitat loss, degradation, and declines in mature individuals (Tojibaev and Beshko 2015). In Tajikistan, the only known subpopulation is threatened by livestock overgrazing which is leading to declines. In Kazakhstan there are no significant threats as subpopulations are either in protected areas or at high elevation where people and livestock do not often go. This species may also be threatened by the affects of climate change as this species occurs in alpine areas which are thought be more acutely affected by a changing climate and where the range of many tulips species has been projected to decrease in the coming decades (Wilson et al. 2021). However, the direct impact of this threat on this species is unknown.