Launaea nudicaulis | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Launaea nudicaulis | Hook.f.
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 was known from a small number of scattered localities in the Al Ain, Al Dabb'iya, and Dubai Creek areas (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Davis recorded the species from a Kalba date garden, 1 km west of Kalba (coll. P.H. Davis, 1993, <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00003810"">RBGE Herbarium</a>). More recent surveys (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium, RBG Kew seed survey data) show a wider, although still scattered, distribution in the eastern emirates, although some locality records may be the result of human transport, as associated with road networks. It is also known from Abu Dhabi island and Al Ain, and it may be more widespread than currently known. The species occurs from Spain, across northern Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula, and east to Afghanistan (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
The species is found on compacted and loose sand and in plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and along roadsides, in addition to coastal salty sands and rocky areas (Karim and Dakheel 2006). It has also been recorded from garden habitats.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Initially known from a small number of scattered localities in the Al Ain, Al Dabb'iya, and Dubai Creek areas and from Kalba on the east coast, more recent surveys have shown a wider, although still scattered, distribution in the UAE. The species is not currently thought to be subject to major threats and it is known to occur in at least one protected area. Therefore, it is considered to be 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
This species is not considered to be subject to major threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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