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NRLD - 330371 | Ranunculus muricatus

Assessment ID
330371
Taxon name
Ranunculus muricatus
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ranunculus muricatus
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
ranunculales
Family
ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Species
muricatus
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species has been recorded from two localities (Khor Fakkan and Bitnah) on the east coast of the UAE, however there are no known other records of the species. Its presence in the UAE has been questioned by experts, and it is therefore considered Data Deficient.
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 has been recorded from Khor Fakkan and Bitnah (Jongbloed et al. 2003) on the east coast. M.R.K. Khan and G.R. Feulner have not seen the species in the UAE (pers. comm. 2019). Globally, this species is native to Europe, Africa, tropical Asia and temperate Asia (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 annual species can reach up to 0.35 m and has variable leaf shapes (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The basal leaves have scalloped edges, while the stem leaves have three lobes and the upper most leaves are smooth edged with an almost lance-shape (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Yellow flowers can be seen between February and April and the shiny fruit has a long, curved tip (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species occurs within plantations and shaded, irrigated fields (Jongbloed et al. 2003) but has also been seen in more natural sites (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.