Seidlitzia rosmarinus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Seidlitzia rosmarinus | Bunge. ex Boiss
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, this species is known from the Liwa region and towards the far west of the country, along the Arabian Gulf coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species is native to Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and through to Afghanistan (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 small, perennial shrub species is considered to be a halophyte and is found growing in sandy plains in addition to both coastal and inland sabkha, or saltflats (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Böer and Saenger 2006, Karim and Dakheel 2006, Qureshi 2017). It can grow up to 60 cm in height, has a woody base, succulent club-shaped leaves and clustered flowers which can be seen between October and December (Karim and Dakheel 2006). This plant is also regularly grazed by camels (Böer and Saenger 2006).
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 considered to be locally common within the UAE and seems to be quite widespread. 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
This plant is regularly grazed by camels (Böer and Saenger 2006).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Seidlitzia rosmarinus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Seidlitzia