Cleome amblyocarpa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Cleome amblyocarpa | Barratte & Murb.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species is widespread in the sandy desert of the northern Emirates (Jongbloed et al. 2003). <a href=""https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?family=&genus=Cleome&species=amblyocarpa&coll_name=&coll_num=&barcode=&country_name=United+Arab+Emirates&region=&major_taxon=&cfg=vherb.cfg&keywords="">RBGE Herbarium specimens</a> include Jebel Qarn Nazwa, plains around Shwayb, the road between Al Ain and Ayn Al-Faidah, plain to the east of Jebel Faiya (Sharjah), and the Al Ain suburbs. The global range of this species is across northern Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is an annual or perennial herb up to 0.5 m in height that grows in sand, favouring disturbed ground (Jongbloed et al. 2003) but also found in gravelly and rocky areas (DDCR 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widespread in northern parts of the UAE. Whilst grazing might be a threat, it is thought that the species still qualifies as Least Concern
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cleome amblyocarpa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Cleomaceae Cleome