This species occurs in a very small range in Africa. It is not directly threatened at the moment, but forest clearance for agricultural expansion is a growing threat in the region and could affect the species in the near future.

In Africa, this cyperaceous plant is only present in Morocco, where it is very rare and only known in two localities, the High central Atlas (on top of Zerekten in Guerdouz mountain) and on the edge of the Assif Melloul, at 2,000 m and 2,350 m of altitude, respectively) with a zone of occupation of about 14 km². However, the global distribution of Blysmus compressus includes Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean. In the Mediterranean, it is found in Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy and Sardinia, Yugoslavia, and Lebanon.

There is no data available on the size of its populations or their present trends. In Africa, the populations are reduced and restricted to two isolated localities of the High Atlas (Morocco). The state of the populations is unknown in the rest of the Mediterranean.

Blysmus compressus is a vivacious plant (Geophyte) that develops in marshy prairies and on verges of rivulets and springs of average mountains. It has a vernal flowering (March-May).

Drainage, expansion of agriculture, overgrazing, urbanization and frequent droughts are the main threats to its habitat.

Legal protection of the species in Morocco has been proposed. Surveillance and monitoring of existing sites and identification of new locations, further research on ecology and biology, and implementation of legal protection measures have also been proposed as conservation measures.