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NRLD - 330855 | Geranium mascatense

Assessment ID
330855
Taxon name
Geranium mascatense
Boiss.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Geranium mascatense
Boiss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
geraniales
Family
geraniaceae
Genus
Geranium
Species
mascatense
Species authority
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 appears to be locally common throughout the Hajar Mountain range in the UAE. Although it is restricted to this area of the country, this may indicate that it is well adapted to this specific habitat. Therefore, it 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
Within the UAE, it is widespread within the northern Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). Within the Ru'us al-Jibal, it is estimated to occur at lower elevations, up to c. 600 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species encompasses Egypt and northeast tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and India (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 annual herb species grows within sand and loamy soils, in addition gravel and shady places such as ravine beds (Feulner 2014, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It is also known to grow in plantation habitats (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The plant can reach up to 45 cm in width, has round, lobed leaves and produces dark pink flowers, with a black centre, between February and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by goats may threaten this species in parts of its range (Shahid 2017).
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.