Agriophyllum minus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Agriophyllum minus | Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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
Within the UAE, it is found from Sweihan, in the centre of the country, towards the sand dunes around Sabkha Matti, in the far west of the country (Jongbloed et al. 2003, G.R. Feulner in litt., MEW 2010). This species is native to the Arabian Peninsula and northwest China (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 is an annual herb species that can grow up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009). This plant has alternating liner to lance-shaped leaves, intricate winged fruit and produces white flowers (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows within coastal saline sand environments and is therefore considered to be a halophyte (salt-tolerant species; Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). This species is typically described as a characteristic plant of this habitat (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
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 throughout the UAE and, within its range, is considered to be locally common and characteristic of its preferred habitat. It is therefore assessed 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Agriophyllum minus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Agriophyllum