Taxon name
Pulicaria edmondsonii
E.Gamal-Eldin
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pulicaria edmondsonii
E.Gamal-Eldin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
E.Gamal-Eldin
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
Although this species has a moderately restricted distribution with the UAE, it appears to be frequent within the areas that it occurs. It can also persist at a range of altitudes. 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
Mahmoud et al. (2018) state that this species is native to the Hajar Mountains, which spans UAE and northern Oman. It is recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011) and Jebel Hafeet. It is considered to occur at a range of altitudes, primarily in the mountains, but also in lower wadis, from around c. 200 m to 1,100 m (Patzelt 2015). According to Plants of the World Online, this species is native to Oman (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 is a small, perennial shrub species which can be found growing on hillsides (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The species can grow up to 30 cm in height and has narrow green-silver leaves, in addition to yellow flower-heads which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species is not thought to be grazed, and there are no widespread threats.
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.
