Convolvulus ulicinus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Convolvulus ulicinus | Boiss.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this species is restricted to the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it is widespread and characteristic of higher elevations, however it is rare, and the number of mature individuals may be below the threshold for a threatened category. Although it has a restricted distribution in the country, it may be resistant to grazing, and is considered Least Concern.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
The plant is thought to be somewhat resistant to grazing pressure.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convolvulus ulicinus | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Solanales | Convolvulaceae | Convolvulus |