Helianthemum kahiricum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Helianthemum kahiricum | Delile
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
Taxonomic Notes
Helianthemum sinuspersicum Gholamian & F.Ghahrem., endemic to Bushehr Province of southern Iran, appears to be most closely related to H. kahiricum, but differs from it especially in pedicel and habit characteristics.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, it has been recorded from Jebel Hafeet and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Stuart and Stuart 1998, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011), and from the Masafi Mountains and Wadi Al Helo (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium; S. Gairola pers. comm. 2019), with the main concentrations recorded on Jebel Hafeet and in Ra's al-Khaimah (Western 1989). G.R Feulner noted that he has not collected this species in the UAE (in litt, MEW 2010) and has not distinguished it in the field from H. lippii (Feulner 2011). In Oman, it is considered to occur at relatively high altitudes, to 1,850 m asl (Patzelt 2015). This species is native to northern Africa and 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
This perennial shrub species can grow up to 0.3 m in height and has grey-green leaves (Stuart and Stuart 1998, Jongbloed et al. 2003). Yellow flowers can be seen between January and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows within silt substrates between limestone rocks in the mountains (Western 1989, Jongbloed et al. 2003) and is characteristic of high-altitude grass and shrub steppe communities (Patzelt 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has been recorded from a small number of localities within the UAE, although it may be more widespread. However, confusion with H. lippii is possible: G.R. Feulner has not distinguished the species in the field from H. lippii. Estimates of population size vary from 'not common' to 'common'. In addition, its suggested ability to live at high altitudes may increase difficulty in recording this species, meaning its distribution within the UAE may need confirmation. Therefore, it is currently 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Helianthemum kahiricum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Cistaceae Helianthemum