Taxon name
Launaea nudicaulis
Hook.f.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Launaea nudicaulis
Hook.f.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Hook.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
Initially known from a small number of scattered localities in the Al Ain, Al Dabb'iya, and Dubai Creek areas and from Kalba on the east coast, more recent surveys have shown a wider, although still scattered, distribution in the UAE. The species is not currently thought to be subject to major threats and it is known to occur in at least one protected area. Therefore, it is considered to be 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
This species was known from a small number of scattered localities in the Al Ain, Al Dabb'iya, and Dubai Creek areas (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Davis recorded the species from a Kalba date garden, 1 km west of Kalba (coll. P.H. Davis, 1993, <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00003810"">RBGE Herbarium</a>). More recent surveys (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium, RBG Kew seed survey data) show a wider, although still scattered, distribution in the eastern emirates, although some locality records may be the result of human transport, as associated with road networks. It is also known from Abu Dhabi island and Al Ain, and it may be more widespread than currently known. The species occurs from Spain, across northern Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula, and east to Afghanistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The species is found on compacted and loose sand and in plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and along roadsides, in addition to coastal salty sands and rocky areas (Karim and Dakheel 2006). It has also been recorded from garden habitats.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species is not considered to be subject to major 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.
