Convolvulus acanthocladus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Convolvulus acanthocladus | Boiss. & Kotschy
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Feulner (2014) reported this species from the ridgetops, ravines, cliffs and slopes in the Olive Highlands in the Hajar Mountains, and from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). The species is found at higher altitudes from c. 650 m to c.1,880 asl (Feulner 2011, 2016; D. Aplin pers. comm. 2019). The native global distribution of this species is from the Arabian Peninsula to Iran and Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This plant grows on both the slopes and summits of rocky hill habitats, with desert steppe communities (Western 1991, Patzelt 2015). It is a perennial dwarf shrub species and can grow up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). The plant is intricately twisted and has spines (Feulner 2014), grey-green diamond shaped leaves and white flowers which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is one of the most common plants at high elevations within its distribution. Although it is not recorded from any protected areas or cultivated outside of its range, it appears to thrive within its habitat and its population is inferred to be stable. As a result, it is assessed as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Convolvulus acanthocladus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Convolvulaceae Convolvulus