Plantago albicans | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Plantago albicans | L.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally widespread throughout the Hajar Mountains and in in-land sand and desert areas, in addition to in coastal sand dunes. It is generally considered to be common. Therefore, it is assessed 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
As this species is can be grazed, it may be impacted by this is parts of its range (Karim and Dakheel 2006). However, it is not clear to what extent this affects the species and whether it has an overall negative impact on the plant.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Plantago albicans | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Lamiales | Plantaginaceae | Plantago |