Taxon name
Linaria tenuis
(Viv.) Spreng.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Linaria tenuis
(Viv.) Spreng.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Viv.) Spreng.
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Linaria hellenica Turrill is often treated under the synonym Linaria tenuis (Viv.) Sprengel (Commission of the European Communities 2009). Euro+Med Plantbase accepts Linaria hellenica as a valid name.
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
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, the species is known from the Hajar Mountains, with one record from north of Masafi (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and a more recent recorded from Wadi Helo (El-Keblawy et al. 2016). The species might have a wider distribution in the UAE and it could easily be missed in surveys (Feulner 2016). Confirmation of the distribution and population status of this species is needed, and it is currently considered Data Deficient.
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
In the UAE, the species is known from the Hajar Mountains north of Masafi (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and from Wadi Helo (El-Keblawy et al. 2016). The species has not been recorded for Wadi Wurayah National Park, but could easily be missed in surveys (Feulner 2016). The global range of this species is Greece (Dimopoulos et al. 2013), the Mediterranean region (from Algeria to Israel, Palestine and Jordan) and the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia only; Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Plants of the World Online does not list the UAE as a native country of occurrence for Linaria tenuis.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The species is found on gravel plains (MEW 2010). It is an annual forb, reaching up to 0.15 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
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.
