Torilis nodosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Torilis nodosa | (L.) Gaertn.
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 has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011), usually close to agriculture but also spreading up hillsides (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). However, the species is easily overlooked. Globally, this species' native range extends from Macaronesia and western Europe to the Mediterranean and 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 annual species is considered to grow in wadis, plantations and fallow fields within the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010). It has an annual life cycle and a herb growth form (Norton et al. 2009). The plant can grow up to 30 cm in height and produces pink-white flowers between February to April (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
This species is known to occur in the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE. It is not thought to face any widespread threats. As a result, it seems that this species could be classed as Least Concern in accordance with MEW (2010) or Near Threatened, due to its restricted distribution. We consider the species to be Least Concern as, although it has a restricted extent of occurrence, there are no widespread threats. Although primarily peri-agricultural, this is probably a result of it preferring moister, disturbed ground, rather than being introduced.
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
Development is not thought to yet have a significant impact on this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Torilis nodosa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae Torilis