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Taxonomic information
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
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
The species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and within the parts of the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE, and it is considered 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
The species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and within the parts of the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The native range of the species is from Macaronesia, through North Africa (and south to South Africa and Madagascar) to north-west India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The species is found throughout Oman, but especially common in northern Oman (S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 2019). Elsewhere in the Arabian Peninsula found in Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen (S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Cuscuta planiflora is a parasitic annual plant that flowers from February to April in the UAE. Recorded host plants include: Tribulus terrestris, Schweinfurthiapapillionacea, Erucaria crassifolia, Tephrosia apollinea, Asphodelus tenuifolius, Ochradenus arabicus, Convolvulus virgatus, and Helianthemum spp. (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is found on gravel plains, in wadis, plateaus and fallow fields in mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species occurs to at least 1,600 m asl in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information is available, however the species is somewhat rain-dependent and might be impacted by future declines in rainfall.
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.
