Pycnocycla cespitosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Pycnocycla cespitosa | Boiss. & Hausskn.
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 restricted to the eastern mountains, with records from the Ru'us al-Jibal and Hatta (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, the species is found from c. 500 to 1,550 m asl, and at Hatta, it is found at the higher elevations (Feulner 2011). This species is native to the north-east Arabian Peninsula (UAE and Oman) and Iran (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 is a perennial branched plant that is found on hillsides, on silt amongst rocks (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). Feulner (2014) suggests that the species may be dependent on carbonate rock.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the UAE, this species is restricted to the eastern mountains, with records from the Ru'us al-Jibal and from the mountains near Hatta. Estimates of the abundance of the species range from ""not common"" to ""occasional"" and ""rare"". Although the extent of occurrence (EOO) is restricted (estimated at 800-1,200 km<sup>2</sup>), the species is assessed as Least Concern as it is thought to occur in more than ten locations, and the UAE national Red List workshop agreed that the species did not meet the threshold for a threatened species. Monitoring is required to understand the impact of grazing.
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
The species is grazed (Feulner 2011), presumably by both livestock and by feral animals.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Pycnocycla cespitosa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae Pycnocycla