Scandix pecten-veneris | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Scandix pecten-veneris | 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 recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The species has been widely introduced through cultivation; natural occurrence in the UAE is likely but requires confirmation. Globally, this species spans across Europe and Macaronesia, to north-west India (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 which can grow up to 0.3 m in height, producing leaves with feathery lobes in addition to characteristic fruit with comb-like teeth (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Scandix pecten-veneris flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species typically grows in fields (Feulner 2011), as well as within wadis and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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 has a restricted distribution, it is considered to be locally common within its range in the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it is typically found associated with cultivated fields. It is assessed as Least Concern, and whilst natural occurrence in the UAE is likely, this requires confirmation.
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 are not thought to be any widespread threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Scandix pecten-veneris Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae Scandix