Carthamus oxyacantha | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Carthamus oxyacantha | M.Bieb.
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
The distribution and origin of this species in the UAE is uncertain. <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00262941"">RBGE Herbarium</a> holds one specimen from Al Khazna on the Abu Dhabi - Al Ain road (from cultivated garden; coll. R.A. Western, 1984). MEW (2010) considered the species ""not common"", restricted as a weed to plantations, without distribution data. Jongbloed et al. (2003) cite presence in Al Ain and Ghail. A wild individual has also been recorded from Masafi. The global range of this species is from the Caucasus to Central Asia and the western Himalayas, and south to Saudi Arabia in the Arabian Peninsula (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
The species appears to be restricted to rural gardens and plantations in the UAE (MEW 2010), in addition to wadi environments.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
The distribution and origin of this species in the UAE is uncertain. The native range of the species seems to be centred on Central Asia south to India and Pakistan (Ahmad et al. 2007), and in the UAE the species is restricted to plantations and rural gardens. With several traditional uses, it is possible that the species is present in the UAE as a result of cultivation. The species is assessed as Data Deficient.
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
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Carthamus oxyacantha Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Carthamus