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NRLD - 330425 | Scorpiurus muricatus

Assessment ID
330425
Taxon name
Scorpiurus muricatus
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scorpiurus muricatus
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
fabales
Family
fabaceae
Genus
Scorpiurus
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
Although this species is known to occur in at least two localities, confirmation of a detailed distribution within the UAE is not available. In addition, the current population status and trend is unknown, and confirmation of the origin of this species in the UAE is needed. As a result, it is assessed as 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, it has been recorded from both Al Ain and Abu Dhabi (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species includes northern Africa, Macaronesia, the Mediterranean and through to Iran, according to Plants of the World online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). GRIN (2019) exclude the Arabian Peninsula from the natural range of this species. G.R. Feulner (in litt., MEW 2010) suggests that the species may be a recent introduction to the UAE.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The overall plant is covered in hairs and produces yellow or red flowers, in addition to black, twisted seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is an annual herb species which grows after rains in gravel plain environments (Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010).
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.