Taxon name
Matricaria aurea
(Loefl.) Sch.Bip.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Matricaria aurea
(Loefl.) Sch.Bip.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Loefl.) Sch.Bip.
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Matricaria aurea has large similarities in constituents especially essential oils, flavones, and flavonoids as well as traditional uses to the species Matricaria recutita L.
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
Although this species' distribution is restricted, it is described as locally common within this area. It can also persist at high altitudes. 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 has a restricted geographic range and has only been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is further restricted in this area to only encompass terrace habitats (Patzelt 2015), but is thought to persist at high altitudes of around c. 1100 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the Mediterranean and northern Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula and India (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
This species is an annual herb which can grow up to 25 cm in height, producing yellow conical flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2009). This species is generally found growing within terrace habitats on mountain fields and plateaus, in silty substrate (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Patzelt 2015).
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.
