Arnebia hispidissima | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Arnebia hispidissima | (Sieber ex Lehm.) A.DC.
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
Within the UAE, this species is common and widespread in the eastern Emirates, in addition to the north-east and the far west of Abu Dhabi Emirate: Al Sila'a (Karim and Dakheel 2006) and Feulner (2011), who found the species in an area of the Sabkha Matti in western Abu Dhabi that had received recent rainfall. It is also known from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Feulner (2011) also recorded this species from the south-west of the Ru'us al-Jibal, but notes that it may be a misidentification of A. decumbens. It is also recorded from Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016). The global native range of the species is from northern Nigeria to Tibet (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 annual, sometimes biennial, herb is found on sand and sandy gravelly areas in sand plains between low dunes, and flowers between December and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It also recorded from sabkha (Feulner 2001).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the UAE, this species is common and widespread in the eastern Emirates and the north-east of Abu Dhabi Emirate. It is also recorded from the far west of Abu Dhabi Emirate and in the Ru'us al-Jibal. The extent of occurrence (EOO) probably exceeds 50,000 km<sup>2</sup>, however, the area of occupancy cannot be estimated as detailed distribution records are not available. The species is 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
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, and impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Arnebia hispidissima Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Arnebia