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NRLD - 330801 | Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum

Assessment ID
330801
Taxon name
Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum
(Boiss.) Boiss.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum
(Boiss.) Boiss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
brassicales
Family
brassicaceae
Genus
Physorhynchus
Species
chamaerapistrum
Species authority
(Boiss.) Boiss.
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 widespread in the north-east of the UAE and occurs in at least one protected area. Whilst the impact of grazing/browsing by livestock requires monitoring, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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
In the UAE, this species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains, and also occurs on Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species occurs in the southern Ru'us al-Jibal to c. 750 m (Feulner 2011) and in Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP; Feulner 2016). The global range of this species is Oman and the UAE in the Arabian Peninsula (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 is a small perennial shrub, height up to 0.9(-1.5) m, that is found in silt and gravel in lower mountains and along wadi beds, banks and terraces (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The plant is intensely grazed by goats, so that often only a few of the cabbage-like lower leaves are in evidence (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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.