Fumaria parviflora | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Fumaria parviflora | Lam.
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
Within the UAE, this species has been recorded from Kutwah, Wadi Diftah and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, it is recorded up to at least 1,350 m in altitude (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans across western Europe and the Mediterranean, including Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The species has been very widely introduced globally, and is sometimes considered a weed. The species may well be native to the UAE, but given its wide use as a medicinal plant, introduction is possible.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This annual species has slender stems and can reach up to 0.3 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has feathered leaves which are deeply dissected into lobes, in addition to white-pink flowers with purple spots between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It also produces fruit in the form of a round nut (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Generally, it is reported as growing in plantations and agricultural areas, in addition to oases, wadis and shaded habitats, as it prefers environments with moisture (Jongbloed et al. 2003, G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010, Feulner 2011).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species prefers moisture-rich environments such as plantations and other irrigated agricultural areas, oases and wadis, and shaded areas. Due to these ecological requirements (rather than specific threats to the species), it is understandably rarer than other species which are better adapted for the arid conditions of this country. However, this species persists, and whilst its distribution is not well understood, it is assumed to be greater than currently mapped. Therefore, 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
Fumaria parviflora Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Papaveraceae Fumaria