Moraea sisyrinchium | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Moraea sisyrinchium | (L.) Ker Gawl.
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
The species is found at high elevations in the Ru'us al-Jibal, from c.800 m to at least 1,800 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011, M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). It has been recorded in Ras al Khaimah from a farmed area on a high elevation mountain plateau on Jebel Jais (M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). It is a ruderal species (Feulner 2011) whose origin in the UAE requires confirmation; it may be a temperate species that is native to the higher elevation in the UAE, or may be introduced. The global distribution of this species is circum-Mediterranean, through the Arabian Peninsula (although the UAE is not listed) to the western Himalaya and Central Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018, GRIN 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is a perennial geophyte: it has a round corm with brown fibrous covering, found in meadows and agricultural fields within high mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). The leaves are narrow and leathery and can reach up to 0.4 m in length (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Blue flowers are present between occurs from February to April (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
Despite being restricted to the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE, this species can persist at a range of altitudes and is locally common within this area. 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
Grazing may impact the species in parts of its range but is not thought likely to be significant.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Moraea sisyrinchium Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Moraea