Taxon name
Heliotropium lasiocarpum
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Heliotropium lasiocarpum
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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 is known from scattered localities within the UAE. and there has been confusion with other members of the genus. As a result, the species is assessed as 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
Within the UAE, this species occurs in scattered locations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, it can be found at two sites, near to previously cultivated areas, at 1,200 and 1,500 m elevation (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Egypt to the Arabian Peninsula, European Russia and central China (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
This annual herb species grows within sandy soil, in plantations, gardens and near to irrigation points (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can reach up to 40 cm in height, has large hair and oblong-shaped leaves, in addition to dense rows of white flowers on curved spikes which can be seen between February and April (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.
