Halocnemum strobilaceum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Halocnemum strobilaceum | (Pall.) M.Bieb.
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 occurs along the coast line and has been specifically recorded from Abu Dhabi (Qureshi 2017). It is also known to occur on offshore islands within the UAE (S. Sakkir pers. comm. 2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans from northern Africa to Greece, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia and through to southwest Siberia (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 species has been recorded from sand sheet and salt marsh habitats, as such, this plant is frequently inundated by tidal waters (Böer and Saenger 2006). It is also known from coastal lagoons (Böer and Saenger 2006). It is described as a halophyte, or salt-tolerant, species (Böer and Saenger 2006). It grows as a perennial low shrub up to 80 cm in height (Karim and Dakheel 2006). The plant has small tubercle, cyclindrical leaves and small flowers which are present in between the nodes between October and December (Karim and Dakheel 2006). This species is also occasionally browsed by camels (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
This species is widespread within mainland UAE, in addition to offshore islands, and is characteristic of salt marsh habitats. Therefore, it 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
This species may be browsed by camels, however it is unclear if this currently poses a major threat to the species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Halocnemum strobilaceum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Halocnemum