Pulicaria glutinosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Pulicaria glutinosa | Jaub. & Spach
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 relatively widespread throughout the Hajar Mountain range, within the northeast of the country (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014, Mahmoud et al. 2018; G.R. Feulner in lit. MEW 2010). The species is rare or absent from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2016). Globally, this species is native to the Arabian Peninsula (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
It can be found growing in savannah-like plain habitats consisting of sandy hummocks (Wardman et al. 1997), in addition to gravel plains (Mahmoud et al. 2018) and nearby hillsides or mountains (Western 1991). The perennial species grows as a small shrub, reaching up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Fawsi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has woody stems which yellow flowers on stalks present between February and June (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 restricted distribution, it is very common with its range, in addition to occurring within a protected area. 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
Pulicaria glutinosa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Pulicaria