Matricaria aurea | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Matricaria aurea | (Loefl.) Sch.Bip.
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
Matricaria aurea has large similarities in constituents especially essential oils, flavones, and flavonoids as well as traditional uses to the species Matricaria recutita L.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species has a restricted geographic range and has only been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is further restricted in this area to only encompass terrace habitats (Patzelt 2015), but is thought to persist at high altitudes of around c. 1100 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the Mediterranean and northern Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula and India (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 species is an annual herb which can grow up to 25 cm in height, producing yellow conical flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2009). This species is generally found growing within terrace habitats on mountain fields and plateaus, in silty substrate (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Patzelt 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species' distribution is restricted, it is described as locally common within this area. It can also persist at high altitudes. 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
Matricaria aurea Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Matricaria