Ononis serrata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Ononis serrata | Forssk.
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
Within the UAE, it is known to occur in sandy coastal areas from Ajman to Ras al Khaimah (Weston 1983) and in Dubai (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Macaronesia and Mauritania, across northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey and 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 annual species can grow up to 0.3 m in height and is covered with hairs and sticky glands (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has serrated, trifoliate leaves in addition to pink and white flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The seed pod is an oval shape (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It generally grows within sand (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
This species is fairly widespread within coastal sand areas of Dubai and, within this environment, is considered to be very common and even 'dominant'. It is therefore 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
Ononis serrata Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Ononis