The loss of current habitats, coupled with the acquisition of potential habitats, is leading to different future trends among species. The potential distribution area of Elsholtzia eriostachya andMarmoritis complanata will increase in the future, whilePhlomoides rotata will decrease. Noteworthy, the potential distribution area of Eriophyton wallichii contracts under scenario SSP1–2.6 while expanding under SSP5–8.5. Under warmer scenario, Eriophyton wallichii will shift more towards higher altitudes and latitudes, resulting in newly acquired potential distribution areas on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau far exceeding lost. In contrast, the distribution of Elsholtzia eriostachya expanded significantly with the most upward shifts (Expand by 25% under SSP1–2.6, 41% under SSP5–8.5), meanwhile Phlomoides rotatashrunk with the least upward shifts (Shrunk by 3% under SSP1–2.6, 12% under SSP5–8.5). Compared to losing 19% of its current distribution, acquiring over 60% of new distribution has led to the greatest expansion of Elsholtzia eriostachya among all species (Table 2).