Taxon name
Convolvulus pilosellifolius
Desr.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Convolvulus pilosellifolius
Desr.
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
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species appears to be known from a small number of isolated records in eastern Abu Dhabi Emirate, however it is considered to be easily confused with C. prostratus in the Arabian Peninsula (Wood et al. 2015). Confirmation of the identity, distribution and population status of this species is needed, and it is currently considered to be Data Deficient.
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
This species appears to be known from a small number of isolated records in eastern Abu Dhabi Emirate (Jongbloed et al. 2003), including records from Al Ain city and from northwest of Abu Dhabi city (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium) and from Wadi Al Ain (Mousa and Fawzi 2009). Mahmoud et al. (2018) reported this species from gravel plains below the western slopes of the Hajar Mountains, but without specific localities. The draft Red Data Book for the UAE (MEW 2010) excluded this species on the basis that no confirmed specimens had been seen. Convolvulus pilosellifolius is easily confused with C. prostratus in the Arabian Peninsula (Wood et al. 2015) which may impact the known distribution of this species. The native range of this species is from eastern parts of North Africa, the eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Convolvulus pilosellifolius is a perennial herb (Wood et al. 2015). In the UAE, it is found on sand and gravel plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
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.
