Castellia tuberculosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Castellia tuberculosa | (Moris) Bor
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
In the UAE, the species has been recorded in wadi beds in the Wadi Wurayah National Park (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019) and a ravine on the slopes of Jebel Qitab in the UAE (Feulner 2016), in addition to being recorded once from Jebel Masafi (Jongbloed et al. 2003). These records are from a range of elevations (Feulner 2014). The species is likely to be present in all wadi areas south of the Ru'us al-Jibal (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019), but has been overlooked. Globally, this species occurs in North Africa, southern Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species appears to grow best in stony beds (Feulner 2016). It is an annual grass and is probably overlooked due to its similarity to Lolium species (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species is known from few scattered records, a wider distribution in the Hajar Mountains south of the Ru'us al-Jibal is presumed. Whilst little is known about this plant in general, it is considered 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
Castellia tuberculosa Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Castellia