Taxon name
Seriphidium sieberi
(Besser) K.Bremer & Humphries ex Y.R.Ling
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Seriphidium sieberi
(Besser) K.Bremer & Humphries ex Y.R.Ling
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Besser) K.Bremer & Humphries ex Y.R.Ling
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 generally considered to be common within its range, appearing to be a dominant species within its preferred habitat. It is also able to persist at high altitudes. This species 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
This species occurs within the Ru'us al-Jibal and persists at high elevations within this area (MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the eastern Mediterranean, through to the Arabian Peninsula and western 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 species can be found growing in rock and gravel plains, in addition to rocky areas at high altitude (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, MEW 2010). In general, it favours dry steppe habitats (Ghasemkhani et al. 2008). Its growth form is a dwarf shrub (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
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.
