Sedum hispanicum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Sedum hispanicum | L.
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 has a restricted distribution, recorded from the northern Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al Jibal, from 400 m to at least 1,200 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The EOO is less than 700 km<sup>2</sup>. The native range of the species is southern and central Europe, the eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran; introduced to large parts of eastern North America and northern Europe (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
Sedum hispanicum is an annual, or sometimes biennial, herb up to 0.1(-0.15) m in height (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 generally restricted to high-altitude habitats within the Hajar Mountains and Ru'us al-Jibal. Due to its habitat, it is considered unlikely to face any major threats, and its population trend is inferred to be stable. 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
There is no information available, but there are unlikely to be any widespread threats to this higher-altitude species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Sedum hispanicum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Saxifragales Crassulaceae Sedum