Galium aparine | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Galium aparine | L.
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
Taxonomic Notes
A large number of synonyms have been described for this widespread species.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, it has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal where it is known from all elevations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is known to occur as far north as Jebel Jais and has also been recorded from Wadi Naqab (M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). Its range extends into the northern Hajar Mountains, and an unidentified Galium species has been recorded from Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016). The origin of the species in the UAE requires confirmation, and the species is considered introduced to the UAE by MoCCaE (O. Al Shamsi pers. comm. 2018). The global native range of this species is obscure and it is considered to be be very widely introduced and naturalised (GRIN 2019). Plants of the World Online considers it to be native to Europe, northern Africa and temperate and tropical Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). It has also been introduced to the Americas, Greenland and Australasia (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 species has slender stems and can reach up to 0.5 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It climbs on surrounding vegetation and has downward pointing prickles on both the spines and the leaf whorls, which give the plant a 'sticky' feel (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The fruit is a round, hairy capsule and the small white flowers can be seen between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It generally grows within mountain wadis and in plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). G.R. Feulner (in litt, MEW 2010) notes that it is found in the same habitats as G. ceratopodum, in the foothills and wadis, on silty soils amongst stones and near water channels and runnels.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species, although not common within the UAE, has been recorded from a range of elevations within the Ru'us al-Jibal and the northern Hajar Mountains in the UAE. However, the origin of the species in the UAE requires confirmation, and the species is considered introduced to the UAE by MoCCaE (O. Al Shamsi pers. comm. 2018). It is therefore assessed as Data Deficient.
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
Galium aparine Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Galium