Arundo donax | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Arundo donax | L.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is common and widespread in the Hajar Mountains in the eastern UAE. Whilst almost certainly Least Concern in relation to its distribution and population size and trend, the species is considered Data Deficient given the significant uncertainty of the origin of the species in the UAE.
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
The species would be vulnerable to the decline in surface water, such as from long-term climate change.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arundo donax | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Poales | Poaceae | Arundo |