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NRLD - 330830 | Convolvulus virgatus

Assessment ID
330830
Taxon name
Convolvulus virgatus
Boiss.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Convolvulus virgatus
Boiss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
solanales
Family
convolvulaceae
Genus
Convolvulus
Species
virgatus
Species authority
Boiss.
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 vulnerable to grazing pressure, this species is widespread and common, especially in the foothills of the Hajar Mountains, and 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
In the UAE, the species occurs in the Hajar Mountains and east of Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has been recorded from Wadi Wurayah National Park (Judas 2016) and the park buffer zone (upper Wadi Ghulayyil Khun; Feulner 2016), Wadi Tarabat on Jebel Hafeet (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012) and from the ""Olive Highlands"", although much less common there than at lower elevations in the mountains (Feulner 2014). MEW (2010) also reports the species from coastal wadis. The global range of this species is the eastern Arabian Peninsula to Iran and Pakistan (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 species is a perennial (Feulner 2016), small shrub that is found on sand and gravel plains, wadi beds and the slopes of low mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Feulner (2016) considered the species to be especially vulnerable to browsing by livestock.
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.