Pulicaria edmondsonii | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Pulicaria edmondsonii | E.Gamal-Eldin
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
Mahmoud et al. (2018) state that this species is native to the Hajar Mountains, which spans UAE and northern Oman. It is recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011) and Jebel Hafeet. It is considered to occur at a range of altitudes, primarily in the mountains, but also in lower wadis, from around c. 200 m to 1,100 m (Patzelt 2015). According to Plants of the World Online, this species is native to Oman (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, perennial shrub species which can be found growing on hillsides (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The species can grow up to 30 cm in height and has narrow green-silver leaves, in addition to yellow flower-heads which are present between February and 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
Although this species has a moderately restricted distribution with the UAE, it appears to be frequent within the areas that it occurs. It can also persist at a range of altitudes. 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
The species is not thought to be grazed, and there are no widespread threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Pulicaria edmondsonii Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Pulicaria