Astragalus eremophilus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Astragalus eremophilus | Boiss.
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, it has been recently reported from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). It is also widespread within coastal areas and within the inland sandy desert (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). The native range of this species spans across the Sahara to Pakistan (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 herb species grows within compact sand environments, such as in between inland sand dunes (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Sakkir and Brown 2014, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can grow up to 25 cm in height, has long stalked leaves, pale yellow and cream flowers which are present between February to April, in addition to curved, hairy seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The entire plant is also covered in white hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species is a crop wild relative of milkvetch, Astragalus species (Kameswara Rao 2013).
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 relatively widespread through the UAE, particularly within coastal areas and inland sand dune deserts. Within this area, it is described as locally common. 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
Astragalus eremophilus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Astragalus