Taxon name
Pteropyrum scoparium
Jaub. & Spach
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pteropyrum scoparium
Jaub. & Spach
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Jaub. & Spach
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally widespread throughout its range and is common within the Hajar Mountains; it also occurs in Wadi Wurayah National Park. It is assessed as Least Concern.
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)
Endemism Notes
Endemism Notes
It is locally endemic to the UAE and Oman
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is widespread throughout the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also been recorded in Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014), and is presumed to exist within Wadi Tarabat (G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010). It is part of the typical vegetation within the Jebel al Akhdhar range (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). It is locally endemic to the UAE and Oman (Gairola et al. 2017). The native range of this plant includes gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, and Oman (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This shrub species is perennial, producing flowers from February to April (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has cylindrical, worm-like leaves and small fruits with papery wings (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2016). The stems branch several times; the plant itself grows up to 150 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is found in terrace habitats (highly disturbed habitats) within Wadi Wurayah National Park (Judas 2016), in addition to wide wadi beds, rocky wadi slopes and gravel plains (Perry 2008). It is known to favour ultrabasic bedrock environments (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Feulner 2016).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
