Convolvulus virgatus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Convolvulus virgatus | Boiss.
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, the species occurs in the Hajar Mountains and east of Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has been recorded from Wadi Wurayah National Park (Judas 2016) and the park buffer zone (upper Wadi Ghulayyil Khun; Feulner 2016), Wadi Tarabat on Jebel Hafeet (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012) and from the ""Olive Highlands"", although much less common there than at lower elevations in the mountains (Feulner 2014). MEW (2010) also reports the species from coastal wadis. The global range of this species is the eastern Arabian Peninsula to Iran and Pakistan (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 species is a perennial (Feulner 2016), small shrub that is found on sand and gravel plains, wadi beds and the slopes of low mountains (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
Although vulnerable to grazing pressure, this species is widespread and common, especially in the foothills of the Hajar Mountains, and 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
Feulner (2016) considered the species to be especially vulnerable to browsing by livestock.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Convolvulus virgatus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Convolvulaceae Convolvulus