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NRLD - 330378 | Clypeola jonthlaspi

Assessment ID
330378
Taxon name
Clypeola jonthlaspi
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Clypeola jonthlaspi
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
brassicales
Family
brassicaceae
Genus
Clypeola
Species
jonthlaspi
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 it has a restricted distribution in the UAE, it is considered as Least Concern because it is an annual and is probably under-recorded.
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, it is known to occur throughout the high elevation Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003), such as at Jebel Jais (high elevation plateau; M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019), where it has been recorded at altitudes up to 1,200 m in this area (Feulner 2011). There are considered to have been only a few observations of this species within the wild in the UAE (G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species extends from southern and central Europe, through to the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and to Afghanistan (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
Clypeola jonthlaspi is an annual generally found at higher elevations in rocky areas. It has spoon-shaped leaves and produces notched, flat fruits, in addition to being covered in short hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is also described as a xerophyte and flowers between April and May (Guvensen et al. 2006).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species may be subject to browsing, but there is no information on this.
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.