Taxon name
Convolvulus acanthocladus
Boiss. & Kotschy
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Convolvulus acanthocladus
Boiss. & Kotschy
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Boiss. & Kotschy
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
This species is one of the most common plants at high elevations within its distribution. Although it is not recorded from any protected areas or cultivated outside of its range, it appears to thrive within its habitat and its population is inferred to be stable. As a result, it is assessed as 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
Feulner (2014) reported this species from the ridgetops, ravines, cliffs and slopes in the Olive Highlands in the Hajar Mountains, and from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). The species is found at higher altitudes from c. 650 m to c.1,880 asl (Feulner 2011, 2016; D. Aplin pers. comm. 2019). The native global distribution of this species is from the Arabian Peninsula to Iran and Pakistan (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 plant grows on both the slopes and summits of rocky hill habitats, with desert steppe communities (Western 1991, Patzelt 2015). It is a perennial dwarf shrub species and can grow up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). The plant is intricately twisted and has spines (Feulner 2014), grey-green diamond shaped leaves and white flowers which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
