Eragrostis ciliaris | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Eragrostis ciliaris | (L.) R.Br.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This is a small grass often considered 'rare' but is easily overlooked and probably under-represented in botanical surveys. It has been considered a weed globally (Randall 2012) and many of the records in the UAE are associated with cultivated and disturbed areas. It is thought to be widespread along the western slopes of the Hajar Mountains (Feulner 2016), with fewer records from the Ru'us al-Jibal and from the eastern side of the Mountains. This species is relatively widespread in the eastern UAE, and although data are lacking on the population size and trend, the species is assessed as Least Concern as it is thought unlikely that it will approach the thresholds for a threatened category.
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
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eragrostis ciliaris | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Poales | Poaceae | Eragrostis |