Carduus pycnocephalus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Carduus pycnocephalus | L.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this species is restricted to the Ru'us al-Jibal in the north-east of the UAE, with an extent of occurrence that is probably less than 500 km<sup>2</sup>. There is no information on the population size or trend, and it is likely that the species occurs in more than ten locations. The species is considered Least Concern at present, although populations are probably rainfall-dependent.
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
As this species is dependent on rain, climate change and decreasing rainfall will have a negative impact on the species. However, it is unclear whether climate change in the UAE will ultimately lead to drier conditions or wetter conditions.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carduus pycnocephalus | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Asterales | Asteraceae | Carduus |