Aeluropus lagopoides | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Aeluropus lagopoides | (L.) Trin. ex Thwaites
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
In the UAE, the species along central and eastern parts of the Arabian Gulf coast, including offshore islands, along the east coast, and from Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species also occurs in inland saline marshes (MEW 2010) and in irrigated areas within urban areas (Perry 2008). This is a Mediterraneo-Touranian (Mediterranean basin and Iran) species. It is widespread from West Africa to Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent; also found in southern parts of Europe, including Sicily, Karpathos, Crete, Cyprus and Malta.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is a perennial herbaceous grass (Geophyte) that inhabits sandy stretches along the coastline, inland swamps and salt marshes, and also occurs in irrigated urban areas.
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 widespread in coastal parts of the UAE and is found in some inland areas. Whilst subpopulations will have undergone a significant decline as a result of coastal development, it is thought that the species still qualifies as Least Concern.
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
The urbanization of the coastline for tourism and industrial development is the main threat to this species and its habitat.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Aeluropus lagopoides Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Aeluropus