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NRLD - 330782 | Silene austroiranica

Assessment ID
330782
Taxon name
Silene austroiranica
Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Silene austroiranica
Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene
Species
austroiranica
Species authority
Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
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
This species is considered to be at least 'frequent' within its range in the Hajar Mountains and Ru'us al-Jibal, and it is known to occur in at least one protected area. As a result, 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
This species is native to the Gulf States within the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Within the UAE, it has been recorded from the Hajar Mountains and the Wadi Wurayah National Park (MEW 2010, Feulner 2016). It is known to occur up to 1,525 m altitude in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011).
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 is an annual species which can grow up to 80 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has long slender stems with sticky patches and produces white flowers between February and March (Jongbloed et al. 2003). During the daytime, this species can roll up its petals to protect from heat (Feulner 2016). It can be found growing within gravel plains and wadis in the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010).
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.