Taxon name
Pulicaria glutinosa
Jaub. & Spach
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pulicaria glutinosa
Jaub. & Spach
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Jaub. & Spach
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 restricted distribution, it is very common with its range, in addition to occurring within a protected area. 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, it is relatively widespread throughout the Hajar Mountain range, within the northeast of the country (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014, Mahmoud et al. 2018; G.R. Feulner in lit. MEW 2010). The species is rare or absent from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2016). Globally, this species is native to the Arabian Peninsula (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
It can be found growing in savannah-like plain habitats consisting of sandy hummocks (Wardman et al. 1997), in addition to gravel plains (Mahmoud et al. 2018) and nearby hillsides or mountains (Western 1991). The perennial species grows as a small shrub, reaching up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Fawsi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has woody stems which yellow flowers on stalks present between February and June (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.
