Heliotropium lasiocarpum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Heliotropium lasiocarpum | Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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 occurs in scattered locations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, it can be found at two sites, near to previously cultivated areas, at 1,200 and 1,500 m elevation (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Egypt to the Arabian Peninsula, European Russia and central China (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 annual herb species grows within sandy soil, in plantations, gardens and near to irrigation points (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can reach up to 40 cm in height, has large hair and oblong-shaped leaves, in addition to dense rows of white flowers on curved spikes which can be seen between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is known from scattered localities within the UAE. and there has been confusion with other members of the genus. As a result, the species is assessed as Data Deficient.
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
Heliotropium lasiocarpum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Heliotropiaceae Heliotropium