Stipagrostis foexiana | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Stipagrostis foexiana | (Maire & Wilczek) De Winter
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 is recorded from Jebel Faya and Qarn Nazwa (G.M. Brown pers. obs., G.R. Feulner pers comm. 2018, MEW 2010). Globally, this species occurs across North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (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 grass that grows up to 0.4 m (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). It grows in silty and sandy locations (MEW 2010).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment status criteria
B1a+2a
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the UAE, this species is recorded from two desert limestone outcrops, Jebel Faya and Qarn Nazwa. No records from other parts of the UAE have been found and, although the extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) are restricted, it appears that the majority of its range occurs within protected areas. However, Qarn Naswa is subject to grazing impacts from camels and goats, and the species is assessed as Near Threatened (B1a+2a) as a result of its restricted extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, but without evidence of continuing decline.
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
Camels and goats graze the Qarn Nazwa area (BirdLife International 2019), however the impacts of this are not known.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
The same category and criteria is assumed. Whilst grazing intensity may have been less in 1996, it is likely to have been present.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Stipagrostis foexiana Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Stipagrostis