Lappula spinocarpos | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Lappula spinocarpos | (Forssk.) Asch. ex Kuntze
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, this species has been recently described at Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2013). It also appears to occur within the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans across the Sahara in northern Africa, through to the Arabian Peninsula and through to Pakistan and southern European Russia (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 is an annual herb species that grows up to 15 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, Sakkir and Brown 2013). The plant has linear leaves with a folded midrib and produces light-blue or white flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The fruit is spiny and yellow-green in colour (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is generally found growing within sand and gravel on the sloped 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
This species is fairly widespread within the northeast of the UAE, particularly in mountain areas. Although this species is described as rare, this is likely due to under-collection. It is also recorded to occur in at least one National Park. 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
Lappula spinocarpos Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Lappula