Taxon name
Ixiolirion tataricum
(Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ixiolirion tataricum
(Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f.
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species grows within a restricted area of the Ru'us al-Jibal in the UAE, in addition to favouring high altitudes. However, within this area it is described as locally common and doesn't appear to have any major threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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
Within the UAE this species is found at high elevations in the Ru'us al-Jibal, usually above 1,000 m but found from 700 m to 1,450 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). There are unconfirmed records from the Jebel Jais plateau and from Olive Wadi (Sfai); M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). Globally, this species is distributed from the Arabian Peninsula through West and Central Asia as far north as Kazakhstan and as far east as western China (Board of Trustees, RGB Kew 2018).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This perennial bulb species has violet blue flowers which are present between February and March (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The stems can reach up to 0.3 m in length and the flowers have pointed petals (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It occurs in plateaus, wadi slopes, and mountain cliffs at high elevation and is usually found in cultivated areas (Jongbloed et al. 2003, M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
