Ixiolirion tataricum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Ixiolirion tataricum | (Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f.
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 is found at high elevations in the Ru'us al-Jibal, usually above 1,000 m but found from 700 m to 1,450 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). There are unconfirmed records from the Jebel Jais plateau and from Olive Wadi (Sfai); M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). Globally, this species is distributed from the Arabian Peninsula through West and Central Asia as far north as Kazakhstan and as far east as western China (Board of Trustees, RGB Kew 2018).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This perennial bulb species has violet blue flowers which are present between February and March (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The stems can reach up to 0.3 m in length and the flowers have pointed petals (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It occurs in plateaus, wadi slopes, and mountain cliffs at high elevation and is usually found in cultivated areas (Jongbloed et al. 2003, M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019).
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 grows within a restricted area of the Ru'us al-Jibal in the UAE, in addition to favouring high altitudes. However, within this area it is described as locally common and doesn't appear to have any major threats. 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
Ixiolirion tataricum Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Ixioliriaceae Ixiolirion