Sphaerocoma hookeri | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Sphaerocoma hookeri | T.Anderson
Publication
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii,iv,v)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is restricted to a specific length of coastline, and its surrounding desert area, within the UAE. Its estimated Extent of Occurrence (EOO) is around 18,168 km<sup>2</sup>, which falls within the threshold for Vulnerable under criterion B1. It is thought to occur at between 6-10 threat-based locations. Within its range, development along the coast is inferred to be reducing the population of this species due to conversion and loss of habitat. Therefore, it is assessed as Vulnerable (VU B1ab(iii,iv,v)) as a result of ongoing habitat decline and restricted distribution.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
This species is threatened by development within coastal areas, including its range (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019). This threat has led to the loss of at least one locality for this species: Taweela.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
In 1996 it would have been assessed as Least Concern, but due to ongoing development and loss of certain areas, such as Taweela, it is now listed as Vulnerable.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Sphaerocoma hookeri | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Caryophyllales | Caryophyllaceae | Sphaerocoma |