Taxon name
Torilis nodosa
(L.) Gaertn.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Torilis nodosa
(L.) Gaertn.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(L.) Gaertn.
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 known to occur in the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE. It is not thought to face any widespread threats. As a result, it seems that this species could be classed as Least Concern in accordance with MEW (2010) or Near Threatened, due to its restricted distribution. We consider the species to be Least Concern as, although it has a restricted extent of occurrence, there are no widespread threats. Although primarily peri-agricultural, this is probably a result of it preferring moister, disturbed ground, rather than being introduced.
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
This species has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011), usually close to agriculture but also spreading up hillsides (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). However, the species is easily overlooked. Globally, this species' native range extends from Macaronesia and western Europe to the Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula (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 species is considered to grow in wadis, plantations and fallow fields within the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010). It has an annual life cycle and a herb growth form (Norton et al. 2009). The plant can grow up to 30 cm in height and produces pink-white flowers between February to April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Development is not thought to yet have a significant impact on this species.
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.
