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NRLD - 330971 | Cyanthillium cinereum

Assessment ID
330971
Taxon name
Cyanthillium cinereum
(L.) H.Rob.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cyanthillium cinereum
(L.) H.Rob.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
asterales
Family
asteraceae
Genus
Cyanthillium
Species
cinereum
Species authority
(L.) H.Rob.
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 reported to be widespread through the Hajar Mountains and along the east coast in plantations. It is currently unclear as to whether it exists within the Ru'us al-Jibal. 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
MEW (2010) considered this species to be widespread in the Hajar Mountains and in the Ru'us al Jibal in plantations, and Jongbloed et al. (2003) also reported the species from east coast plantations. However, the species seems to be absent from Feulner's (2011) study of the Ru'us al-Jibal. The global range of this species is across much of Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to East Asia and the Pacific (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). GRIN (2019) considers the species to be native to only Oman and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula.
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 an annual herb with slender stems that can reach up to 45 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has small, oval leaves and fruits with white tufts of hair, in addition to small purple-white flower-heads that can be seen between December and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This plant is generally found in plantations and fields (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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.