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NRLD - 330200 | Vernonia arabica

Assessment ID
330200
Taxon name
Vernonia arabica
F.G.Davies
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vernonia arabica
F.G.Davies
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
asterales
Family
asteraceae
Genus
Vernonia
Species
arabica
Species authority
F.G.Davies
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 is widespread in northeastern parts of the UAE and 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
The species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal, and has also been recorded from Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, the species occurs at low to moderate elevations (c.150-950 (1,250 m) in the southern and (outside the UAE) eastern Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). the species occurs in Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP; Feulner 2016). The native range of this species spans across north-east Africa (Somalia) and the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen to the UAE) (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
The species is found on wadi banks and mountain slopes (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the WWNP, the species is typically found on stony slopes and in gulleys, as well as along the wadi floor, more common at higher elevations (Feulner 2016). It is a perennial herb with woody stems (up to 0.35 m in height) that flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
In the Ru'us al-Jibal, Feulner (2011) observed that the species was heavily impacted by grazing at lower altitudes.
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.