Ogastemma pusillum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Ogastemma pusillum | (Coss. & Durieu ex Bonnet & Barratte) Brummitt
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
There are few records of this species from the UAE. Jongbloed et al. (2003) mention two records from mountains around Hatta. <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00115616"">RBGE Herbarium hold a specimen from Jebel Hafeet</a> (rocky slopes on hard limestone, 700-1,000 m asl; coll. J.R. Edmondson, 1980), and the species was recorded again from the mountain in 2005 (especially from Wadi Tarabat; Brown 2005). No recent records from either Jebel Hafeet nor from the Hatta area have been found. The native range of this species is from Macaronesia (Canary Islands) across North Africa, to southern 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 is a small branched annual herb up to 0.15 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is found on low mountain slopes (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and on the upper parts of Jebel Hafeet. The Wadi Tuwa-Wadi Ijeli locality is from a dry roadside (M. Tsaliki pers.comm. 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species appears to be known from three areas in the UAE. There are two records from mountains around Hatta (precise localities not known), and the species also occurs on Jebel Hafeet, with an additional record from Ra's Al Khaimah. No recent records from either Jebel Hafeet or from the Hatta area have been found, and nothing is known of the current population size or trend of the species. It has been considered to be 'rare' although 'locally common' in Wadi Tarabat on Jebel Hafeet. It is considered that there is insufficient information to assess the species and it it is placed as Data Deficient.
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
Ogastemma pusillum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Ogastemma