Taxon name
Seidlitzia rosmarinus
Bunge. ex Boiss
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Seidlitzia rosmarinus
Bunge. ex Boiss
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Bunge. ex Boiss
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 considered to be locally common within the UAE and seems to be quite widespread. 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, this species is known from the Liwa region and towards the far west of the country, along the Arabian Gulf coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species is native to Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and through to Afghanistan (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 small, perennial shrub species is considered to be a halophyte and is found growing in sandy plains in addition to both coastal and inland sabkha, or saltflats (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Böer and Saenger 2006, Karim and Dakheel 2006, Qureshi 2017). It can grow up to 60 cm in height, has a woody base, succulent club-shaped leaves and clustered flowers which can be seen between October and December (Karim and Dakheel 2006). This plant is also regularly grazed by camels (Böer and Saenger 2006).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This plant is regularly grazed by camels (Böer and Saenger 2006).
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.
