Stipagrostis obtusa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Stipagrostis obtusa | (Delile) Nees
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
In the UAE this species is recorded from various widespread locations (Jongbloed et al. 2003), including Jebel Hafeet, Hatta and Mafraq. The species is apparently absent from the draft Red Data Book for the UAE (MEW 2010) and from Al Mehairbi et al. (2019). The global range of this species spreads across northern Africa to Ethiopia, through the Arabian Peninsula and north to Syria, with records from Pakistan and southern Africa (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 0.6 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). It is densely caespitose and has small rosette-like leaves on a tufted base (Ghasemkhani et al. 2008). In other countries, it is known to grow within gravel plains, compact soils and rocky desert areas (Ghasemkhani et al. 2008, Norton et al. 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species is described from widespread locations in the UAE, there is no detailed distribution data for this species. In addition, information about its population is also lacking. Therefore, it is currently 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
Stipagrostis obtusa Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Stipagrostis