Phagnalon schweinfurthii | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Phagnalon schweinfurthii | Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species is described as rare within the UAE, this may reflect the fact that it is typically found at high elevations (where it is thought to be locally common) which may be hard to sample. As a result, it appears that this species may just be ecologically selective and therefore flourish within these specific environments. In addition, it is known to occur within at least one protected area. However, it would also be useful to better understand the effect that overgrazing has on this species' population. For now, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
This species appears to be grazed within high altitudes areas, resulting in stunted specimens of this plant (Feulner 2011).
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Phagnalon schweinfurthii | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Asterales | Asteraceae | Phagnalon |