Launaea omanensis | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Launaea omanensis | N.Kilian
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has been recorded within the Wadi Wurayah National Park and in the 'Olive Highlands' area of the Hajar Mountains within the UAE. It was originally considered to be endemic to Oman, but it is now known to be endemic to the Northern Hajar Mountains of Oman and the UAE. Due to being a fairly new record, there is little information available on this species within the UAE, and it is known from very few specimens and observations. However, the population size is suspected to be low. The species could be given a precautionary assessment of Near Threatened on the basis of an assumed restricted population size, and probably susceptibility to grazing. However, populations in adjacent parts of Oman are found in moister areas and are likely to be in good status. Therefore, a regional adjustment of one category is applied, so it is instead listed as Least Concern.
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 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.
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Endemism specifics: The species is considered endemic to the Hajar Mountains which span Oman and the UAE
Endemism specifics: The species is considered endemic to the Hajar Mountains which span Oman and the UAE
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Launaea omanensis | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Asterales | Asteraceae | Launaea |