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NRLD - 330179 | Tribulus terrestris

Assessment ID
330179
Taxon name
Tribulus terrestris
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tribulus terrestris
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
zygophyllales
Family
zygophyllaceae
Genus
Tribulus
Species
terrestris
Species authority
L.
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
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a wide distribution in the UAE, and is therefore unlikely to approach the threshold for a threatened category. As a result, the species is assessed as Least Concern. However, the origin of the species in the UAE requires confirmation.
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
The species is widespread along the Arabian Gulf coast from west of Abu Dhabi city to Ras al-Khaimah, along the east coast, and through the Hajar Mountains to Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species has a very broad native distribution in the Old World according to Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018), however, according to CABI (2018) the species has its centre of origin in the Mediterranean region, but has since spread widely throughout the tropics and sub-tropics.
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
The species is widespread on sand, gravel, along roadsides in urban areas, and in the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, M. Jongbloed pers. comm. 2019). It is also found in arable areas and plantations (Karim and Dakheel 2006), in addition to towns (G. Feulner pers. comm. 2019).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats, however, it is likely to have been impacted by coastal development and grazing.
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.