Phagnalon schweinfurthii | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Phagnalon schweinfurthii | Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.
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
This species is known from the mountains of the eastern UAE, from the Ru'us al-Jibal (occasional) in the north, to the Hajar Mountains (the 'Olive Highlands') in the south, where it is known to favour high elevations, persisting at altitudes above 700 m (Feulner 2014). It is known from a single anomalous low-altitude record in Wadi Wurayah National Park (Wadi Ghayl; Feulner 2016). Globally, this species is known from northeast Africa to Sudan (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 species can be found within montane and hillside environments (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). It is a perennial shrub with woody stems and yellow-brown flower heads which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003, El-Keblawy et al. 2016).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species is described as rare within the UAE, this may reflect the fact that it is typically found at high elevations (where it is thought to be locally common) which may be hard to sample. As a result, it appears that this species may just be ecologically selective and therefore flourish within these specific environments. In addition, it is known to occur within at least one protected area. However, it would also be useful to better understand the effect that overgrazing has on this species' population. For now, 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
This species appears to be grazed within high altitudes areas, resulting in stunted specimens of this plant (Feulner 2011).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Phagnalon schweinfurthii Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Phagnalon