Taxon name
Reichardia tingitana
(L.) Roth
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Reichardia tingitana
(L.) Roth
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(L.) Roth
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is described as common and widespread within its distribution, in addition to existing at a wide range of altitudes. It also occurs within at least one protected area. It is assessed as Least Concern.
Assessment details
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 known from sand dunes in the north east, in addition to being widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, MEW 2010, Feulner 2014). It is recorded as growing at a wide range of altitudes (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species occurs from Macaronesia to Tanzania, in addition to northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and on to western India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This annual herb species is found growing in sand dunes in the northeast of the UAE, in addition to mountain slopes and wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). However, it is also recorded as growing in cultivated areas (Norton et al. 2009). It can grow to between 5-20 cm in height and produces yellow flower-heads between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species may be affected by grazing in some parts of its distribution (Shahid 2017).
Publication
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.
