Campanula erinus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Campanula erinus | L.
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 has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal, but elsewhere, there are only two other records from the Hajar Mountains, within the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016). It is considered to generally inhabit low-medium elevations (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Macaronesia and the Mediterranean, through northern Africa and northeast tropical Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula and 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 species can grow up to 15 cm and is covered in fine white hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). It has alternating spoon-shaped leaves with serrated edges and produces pale blue flowers (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It can be found growing within rocky ravine beds and in silt substrates of wadi banks and mountain plateaux (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). This plant is thought to prefer sheltered sites and can often be found beneath rocky overhangs (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2016).
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 has a restricted distribution within the UAE, it is locally common within its range and is known to occur within at least one protected area. As such, 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Campanula erinus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Campanulaceae Campanula