Anastatica hierochuntica | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Anastatica hierochuntica | 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
In the UAE, Jongbloed et al. (2003) considered this species to be restricted to scattered localities in the eastern parts, along parts of the western foothills of the Hajar Mountains, from Jebel Hafeet (Western 1982), and from a locality south of Sharjah. Karim and Dakheel (2006) included records for Al Ain, Shwayb, Hatta and Dhaid. The native range of this species is from the Canary Islands (Fuertaventura), across North Africa and the Sahara, to southern 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 is a small perennial or annual prostrate herb (Karim and Dakheel 2006). Karim and Dakheel (2006) reported the species from sandy, salty soils and in dessert depressions, flowering from January to April. MEW (2010) reported the habitat as sandy and gravelly places. Jongbloed et al. (2003) gave the flowering period as February to May, commenting that when the fruit matures, the branches curl in to enclose fruit, forming a tight woody ball, only exposing the fruit when the plant becomes wet during rains.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species appears to be known from scattered localities in the east of the UAE, recent sources agree that the species is common where found, and 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
No information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Anastatica hierochuntica Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Anastatica