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NRLD - 330798 | Launaea bornmuelleri

Assessment ID
330798
Taxon name
Launaea bornmuelleri
(Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Bornm.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Launaea bornmuelleri
(Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Bornm.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
asterales
Family
asteraceae
Genus
Launaea
Species
bornmuelleri
Species authority
(Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Bornm.
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 described as locally common within its preferred rocky habitat of the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it occurs at a range of altitude. In addition, it also occurs in a National Park. Although grazing may impact the species, it is currently unclear the scale and scope of this impact. Therefore, the species 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
This species is thought to persist at a range of altitudes, with records from around 900 m in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). It has been recorded at Jebel Hafeet in the UAE (Sakkir and Brown 2013). This species is known to be native to Iran (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 perennial dwarf shrub can be found growing on upper ravines and summit cliffs, in addition to lower slopes of ravines (Feulner 2011, 2014). It appears to prefer rocky environments and can be described as a characteristic species of this environment, being easily identified by its orange tussocks (Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Over-grazing may affect this species in parts of its range (Feulner 2011). However, it is still unclear whether this poses a major threat to the plant.
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.