Ammi majus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Ammi majus | L.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal (MEW 2010). It can be found at altitudes up to 1,250 m (Feulner 2011). Its native range spans from Macaronesia and the Mediterranean to Iran (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This annual herb species can be found growing in old and fallow fields, in addition to cultivated areas, wadis and gravel terraces (Western 1991, Norton et al. 2009, Feulner 2011). The plant can grow up to 60 cm in height and produces white 'hair-like' flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is utilised as a food plant by the butterfly, Papilio machaon (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally described as common within its distribution. In addition, it appears to tolerate a range of habitats and may be resistant to grazing by animals. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range (Shahid 2017), however it is considered to be poisonous (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Therefore, the threats to this species remain unclear.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Ammi majus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae Ammi