Polycarpaea spicata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Polycarpaea spicata | Wight ex Arn.
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, it is considered to be widespread although scattered (Brown et al. 2007). It can be found on coastal sands and plains, including Taweela and Al Jazeera al-Hamra (Brown et al. 2007). It has also been recorded from offshore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017). Globally, this species occurs from north-east Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and India (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
It is an annual herb species that can grow up to 15 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007). This plant has fine stems, basal rosette leaves and spoon-shaped stem leaves (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Flower spikes that resemble a tuft of grass can be seen between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It generally grows within stable sand and silt substrates that can be found in between rocks and in wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species appears to be fairly widespread within the UAE, although it is scattered. As a result of its distribution both inland and on offshore islands, the extent of occurrence (EOO) is likely to exceed the threshold for threatened categories. It is suggested that it may well be more common than it appears due to under-collection. As a result, 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Polycarpaea spicata Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea