Taxon name
Halocnemum strobilaceum
(Pall.) M.Bieb.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Halocnemum strobilaceum
(Pall.) M.Bieb.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Pall.) M.Bieb.
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widespread within mainland UAE, in addition to offshore islands, and is characteristic of salt marsh habitats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
Assessment details
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 occurs along the coast line and has been specifically recorded from Abu Dhabi (Qureshi 2017). It is also known to occur on offshore islands within the UAE (S. Sakkir pers. comm. 2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans from northern Africa to Greece, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia and through to southwest Siberia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species has been recorded from sand sheet and salt marsh habitats, as such, this plant is frequently inundated by tidal waters (Böer and Saenger 2006). It is also known from coastal lagoons (Böer and Saenger 2006). It is described as a halophyte, or salt-tolerant, species (Böer and Saenger 2006). It grows as a perennial low shrub up to 80 cm in height (Karim and Dakheel 2006). The plant has small tubercle, cyclindrical leaves and small flowers which are present in between the nodes between October and December (Karim and Dakheel 2006). This species is also occasionally browsed by camels (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species may be browsed by camels, however it is unclear if this currently poses a major threat to the species.
Publication
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.
