Polycarpon tetraphyllum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Polycarpon tetraphyllum | (L.) L.
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 reported as widespread within the Hajar Mountains and in the southern Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has been reported from altitudes up to c. 1,200 m in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species is native to Europe, northern and eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (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 is an annual species that grows up to 10 cm (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has leaves organised in whorls of four and produces white and green flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This plant is typically found growing in gravel within wadis, in addition to fields, in low montane areas (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011).
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 is considered to be widespread within the Hajar Mountain range and it is suggested that it is currently under-collected, which may cause it appear less common that it actually is. As a result, 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
Grazing by goats may pose a threat in parts of this species' range (Shahid 2017).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Polycarpon tetraphyllum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Polycarpon