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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
This species is widespread at lower altitudes in the UAE. Although data are lacking on the population size and trend, the species is assessed as Least Concern as it is thought unlikely that it will approach the thresholds for a threatened category.
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
In the UAE, this species is widespread in the northern Hajar Mountains and in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011), including Wadi Wurayah National Park where it occurs in the montane zone at higher elevations (Blue Water Wadi, a tributary of Wadi Ghayl, and an historical record from upper Wadi Siji; Feulner 2016), and also occurs on Jebel Hafeet (Wadi Tarabat protected area; Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012). Mahmoud et al. (2018) recorded the species from dams and water breakers along the western flank of the Hajar Mountains, without specific localities. The global range of this species is across much of northern and eastern Africa, much of southern and Central Europe north to the British Isles, through the Arabian Peninsula, and to Central and South Asia (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
The species is found in hill and mountain areas, in addition to wadis and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It is a perennial or biennial parasitic species.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available, however there are not thought to be any significant widespread threats.
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.
