Piptatherum holciforme | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Piptatherum holciforme | (M.Bieb.) Roem. & Schult.
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
This species has been recorded from the southern Ru'us al-Jibal at elevations between 500 - 1,800 m (Feulner 2011). It is known from all elevations at Jebel Jais (M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). It is known from several adjacent areas in Oman. Al Meharibi et al. (2019) consider the only record for the UAE to be from Wadi Wurayah, however the species is not cited for WWNP by either Judas (2016) nor Feulner (2016). Globally, its native range is from the eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, as well as eastern Africa (Eritrea to Ethiopia) (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 is a perennial and can reach up to 80 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It forms tufts and occurs among boulders in vegetated wadis and along watercourses (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011), as well as on the sides of mountain plateaus (M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019).
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 occurs in the Ru'us al-Jibal. It has a wider distribution there than originally known, and 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
Browsing by feral animals may impact the species locally.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Piptatherum holciforme Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Piptatherum