Taxon name
Galium ceratopodum
Boiss.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Galium ceratopodum
Boiss.
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species occurs within the Ru'us al-Jibal area of the UAE. Although it is described as only occasional within its range, it occurs at a wide range of elevations and is thought to occur within at least one protected area. Therefore, 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)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE it is thought to be restricted to the Ru'us al-Jibal area (Feulner 2011). It is known to occur between elevations of c. 500 m and 1450 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species across Sinai, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and central Asia (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
Galium ceratopodum grows within silt in fields and on slopes, particularly in sheltered sites (Feulner 2011). This species is very similar in structure and appearance to its relative, Galium aparine: whorls of leaves and slender stems which are covered in downward pointing prickles, giving a 'sticky' feel (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The flowers are also similar to G. aparine as they are small and white, although in G. ceratopodum, the flowers occur in sprays and are shorter than the plant's leaves (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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.
