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NRLD - 330404 | Sedum hispanicum

Assessment ID
330404
Taxon name
Sedum hispanicum
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sedum hispanicum
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
saxifragales
Family
crassulaceae
Genus
Sedum
Species
hispanicum
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
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally restricted to high-altitude habitats within the Hajar Mountains and Ru'us al-Jibal. Due to its habitat, it is considered unlikely to face any major threats, and its population trend is inferred to be stable. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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
The species has a restricted distribution, recorded from the northern Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al Jibal, from 400 m to at least 1,200 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The EOO is less than 700 km<sup>2</sup>. The native range of the species is southern and central Europe, the eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran; introduced to large parts of eastern North America and northern Europe (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
Sedum hispanicum is an annual, or sometimes biennial, herb up to 0.1(-0.15) m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003)
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available, but there are unlikely to be any widespread threats to this higher-altitude species.
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.