Bassia eriophora | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Bassia eriophora | (Schrad.) Asch.
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 has been recorded on the offshore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017), in addition to inland within Abu Dhabi Emirate (S. Sakkir pers. comm 2019). Further information regarding the detailed distribution of this species within the UAE appears to be lacking. The species was not apparently included within Jongbloed et al. (2003) nor the draft Red Data Book for the UAE (MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species encompasses Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and temperate Asia (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 is considered to be a halophytic plant (salt-tolerant; Böer and Saenger 2006, Norton et al. 2009). Further information on the habitat and ecology of this species within the UAE is lacking.
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 known to occur both inland and on the offshore islands of Abu Dhabi. It is not currently considered to be threatened. Therefore, this 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
There are no major threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Bassia eriophora Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Bassia