Taxon name
Anticharis glandulosa
Asch.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Anticharis glandulosa
Asch.
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 is rare but widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal. It is considered to be rare or uncommon, but it is a short-lived annual that is easily overlooked (MEW 2010). It is considered Least Concern because, although known from a relatively small number of available records, it is suspected to have a wider distribution than shown.
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
In the UAE, this species is rare but widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal. Records include wadis (Wadi Daynah and Wadi Mansab) in the mountains south of Shawka (Feulner et al. 2016), Wadi Wurayah (unspecified localities; Feulner 2016), and Wadi Naqab in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium holds numerous specimens from Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah, including from the Siji dam. The global range of this species is across North Africa and the Sahara, through the Arabian Peninsula to north-west India (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 species is generally found in mountain wadis.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species is likely to be a component of livestock grazing.
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.
