Asphodelus tenuifolius | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Asphodelus tenuifolius | Cav.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally considered to be common in the UAE, in addition to being widespread throughout the east of the country. It occurs at a range of altitudes and has also been recorded from at least one protected area. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
This species may be threatened by over-collection and over-grazing (Heneidy et al. 2018), particularly from goats (Shahid 2017).
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asphodelus tenuifolius | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Asparagales | Asphodelaceae | Asphodelus |