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NRLD - 330081 | Stuckenia pectinata

Assessment ID
330081
Taxon name
Stuckenia pectinata
(L.) Börner
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stuckenia pectinata
(L.) Börner
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
alismatales
Family
potamogetonaceae
Genus
Stuckenia
Species
pectinata
Species authority
(L.) Börner
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

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 details
Year assessed
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species was recorded from a brackish pool of Ayn al Faida, close to Jebel Hafeet (Böer 1998). The native range of this species spans across the Americas, Europe, Africa, temperate and tropical Asia and Australasia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is known to grow within brackish and freshwater pools (Böer 1998, Perry 2008). This species forms associations with Schoenoplectus litoralis in deep pools (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
Threats and conservation measures listed
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.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Allen, D.J., Westrip, J.R.S., Puttick, A., Harding, K.A., Hilton-Taylor, C. and Ali, H. 2021. UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants. Technical Report. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, Dubai.