Galium tricornutum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Galium tricornutum | Dandy
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
Within the UAE, it has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003), although this occurrence is now considered uncertain and may refer to one or more other Galium species (Feulner 2011, 2016) and its presence in the country requires confirmation. The species has not been confirmed from Oman, with a record from there requiring confirmation (S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans across Europe, to the Arabian Peninsula and to the western Himalayas (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 species can grow up to 40 cm in height and is often observed as climbing on other surrounding vegetation (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009). The lance-shaped leaves are arranged in whorls and the edges are covered in small spines (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The fruit is round and hairy while the flowers are small and white and can be seen between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is generally found growing within wadis and fields, in addition to sheltered locations on hillsides (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Records of this species within the UAE, specifically in the Ru'us al-Jibal and Wadi Wurayah National Park, are uncertain, in large part due to the difficulty of distinguishing it from other Galium species such as G. aparine and G. ceratopodium, also recorded form the UAE. As a result, it is assessed as Data Deficient, and confirmation of the presence and distribution of the species in the country is required.
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
Galium tricornutum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Galium