Taxon name
Argyrolobium roseum
(Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Argyrolobium roseum
(Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
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
Within the UAE, this species is common and widespread in the Hajar Mountains and in the Ru'us al-Jibal to c. 1,100 m asl. Despite an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) of c. 4,200 km<sup>2</sup>, this species can be considered as generally common. There is little information available on threats, population size or trend, which makes it difficult to assess it under the Red List criteria. Therefore, it is currently considered to be Least Concern.
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
Within the UAE, this species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and in the Ru'us al-Jibal, and also found on offshore islands (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Feulner found the species to c. 1,100 m asl in the Ru'us al-Jibal. The global native range of the species is from the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula to Iran and India (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
This species is an annual or sometimes perennial herb that flowers from February to April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is common in wadis (MEW 2010), being found in gravel of wadis and mountain foothills (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Feulner (2016) found the species along the bottom and sides (Wadi, Wadi Slope, Terrace, Terrace (Silt), Gulley, Slope (Stony)) of Wadi Wurayah.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
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.
