Stuckenia pectinata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Stuckenia pectinata | (L.) Börner
Publication
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species has been recorded from one locality close to Jebel Hafeet, further detailed distribution information within the country is not available. There is also little information on the population status and trend, habitats, ecology and threats to this species within the UAE. Therefore, it is currently assessed as Data Deficient.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
The exact locality is not known, but existing pools at Ain Al Faydah are surrounded by areas of urban development and impacted by livestock grazing. The source of water is not known, but waste and surface water pollution is likely to be a significant threat.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stuckenia pectinata | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Alismatales | Potamogetonaceae | Stuckenia |