Hippocrepis constricta | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Hippocrepis constricta | Kunze
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
This species is described as being widespread within the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also been recently recorded from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). Hippocrepis constricta seems to prefer low altitude environments: it has been recorded between 250 m and 750 m in Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species occurs from Macaronesia, through the Sahara to 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
Hippocrepis constricta grows in sand and gravel plains in addition to hillsides at low altitudes (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is an annual herb species which can grow up to 30 cm in height and produces pale yellow/white flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018).
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 protected areas and was previously assessed as Least Concern. There is no available information on the threats to this species, however it has been described as common within its suitable habitats. 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
Hippocrepis constricta Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Hippocrepis