Forsskaolea viridis | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Forsskaolea viridis | Ehrenb. ex Desf.
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, this species has a restricted distribution in the Hajar Mountains and Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003), although the record (single location in Wadi Khaab Shamsi) mentioned for the Ru'us al-Jibal in Feulner (2011) is within Oman. The species has also been recorded from Wadi Tarabat on Jebel Hafeet (Karim and Fawzi 2007). The EOO is estimated at between 2,000 and 2,500 km<sup>2</sup>, however the AOO cannot be estimated as detailed locality data are not available. The global range of this species is through the 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 annual herb is found on hillsides and in wadis, in addition to plantations and lower hills (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species occurs in the mountain areas of the eastern UAE and therefore has a restricted extent of occurrence (EOO). However, it is without known widespread threats and the population is inferred to be stable. Therefore, 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
Forsskaolea viridis Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Urticaceae Forsskaolea