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Taxonomic information
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
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 is considered to be widespread as it inhabits both coastal and montane environments in the northern UAE, in addition to persisting at a range of altitudes. The species 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
The subspecies Senecio glaucus coronopifolius occurs within the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009). This plant is considered to be widespread within both coastal and montane areas of the northern UAE (G.R. Feulner, in lit, MEW 2010). It is known to occur at Taweela (Brown et al. 2007) in addition to the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it ranges from 250 m altitude to 1,600 m (G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010, Feulner 2011). Globally, this species ranges from northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and 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
It is an annual species that grows within wadis, sand, plains and fallow fields, utilising both coastal and montane environments (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, MEW 2010). It grows up to 35 cm in height and produces yellow flower-heads between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This opportunistic species typically appears after a period of rain before quickly producing flowers and seeds, before dying back (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This plant may be grazed by browsers, such as goats, within certain parts of its range (Shahid 2017).
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.
