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NRLD - 330288 | Campanula erinus

Assessment ID
330288
Taxon name
Campanula erinus
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Campanula erinus
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
asterales
Family
campanulaceae
Genus
Campanula
Species
erinus
Species authority
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)
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
Although this species has a restricted distribution within the UAE, it is locally common within its range and is known to occur within at least one protected area. As such, it 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
Within the UAE, this species has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal, but elsewhere, there are only two other records from the Hajar Mountains, within the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016). It is considered to generally inhabit low-medium elevations (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Macaronesia and the Mediterranean, through northern Africa and northeast tropical Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (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
This annual species can grow up to 15 cm and is covered in fine white hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). It has alternating spoon-shaped leaves with serrated edges and produces pale blue flowers (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It can be found growing within rocky ravine beds and in silt substrates of wadi banks and mountain plateaux (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). This plant is thought to prefer sheltered sites and can often be found beneath rocky overhangs (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2016).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.