Launaea bornmuelleri | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Launaea bornmuelleri | (Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Bornm.
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 thought to persist at a range of altitudes, with records from around 900 m in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). It has been recorded at Jebel Hafeet in the UAE (Sakkir and Brown 2013). This species is known to be native to Iran (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 dwarf shrub can be found growing on upper ravines and summit cliffs, in addition to lower slopes of ravines (Feulner 2011, 2014). It appears to prefer rocky environments and can be described as a characteristic species of this environment, being easily identified by its orange tussocks (Feulner 2011).
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 described as locally common within its preferred rocky habitat of the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it occurs at a range of altitude. In addition, it also occurs in a National Park. Although grazing may impact the species, it is currently unclear the scale and scope of this impact. Therefore, the species 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
Over-grazing may affect this species in parts of its range (Feulner 2011). However, it is still unclear whether this poses a major threat to the plant.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Launaea bornmuelleri Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Launaea