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NRLD - 330197 | Scandix pecten-veneris

Assessment ID
330197
Taxon name
Scandix pecten-veneris
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scandix pecten-veneris
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
apiales
Family
apiaceae
Genus
Scandix
Species
pecten-veneris
Species authority
L.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species has a restricted distribution, it is considered to be locally common within its range in the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it is typically found associated with cultivated fields. It is assessed as Least Concern, and whilst natural occurrence in the UAE is likely, this requires confirmation.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species is recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The species has been widely introduced through cultivation; natural occurrence in the UAE is likely but requires confirmation. Globally, this species spans across Europe and Macaronesia, to north-west India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is an annual species which can grow up to 0.3 m in height, producing leaves with feathery lobes in addition to characteristic fruit with comb-like teeth (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Scandix pecten-veneris flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species typically grows in fields (Feulner 2011), as well as within wadis and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There are not thought to be any widespread threats.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Allen, D.J., Westrip, J.R.S., Puttick, A., Harding, K.A., Hilton-Taylor, C. and Ali, H. 2021. UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants. Technical Report. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, Dubai.