Taxon name
Dichanthium foveolatum
(Delile) Roberty
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dichanthium foveolatum
(Delile) Roberty
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Delile) Roberty
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 across large areas of the UAE, although absent from areas of deeper sand. 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
This species is widespread across the northern parts of the UAE and on offshore islands (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). Although apparently absent from the Hajar Mountains and the east coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003), Feulner (2011) reports it from ""wadis, lower slopes, foothills and alluvial plains of the mountains"". Feulner (2016) found the species in Wadi Wurayah, but in only two peri-anthropic localities, and reports the species from a peri-urban area at Khor Fakkan; presence east of the Hajar Mountains is probably the result of introduction. The species is recorded from Wadi Al Ain (Mousa and Fawzi 2009) and from Jebel Hafeet (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012). The global distribution of the species extends from Macaronesia, across Africa (Sahara to Egypt and south to Tanzania), and east through the Arabian Peninsula to Myanmar (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). Norton et al. (2009) give the regional distribution as Qatar, Bahrain, eastern Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is a perennial grass, with stems growing up to 0.8 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Feulner (2011) notes that common on sand. It can be found in sandy or gravelly habitats, plantations, urban areas and roadsides (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). It is occasional in compacted sandy and silty areas; often within rocky habitats (Norton et al. 2009). The species is also found in saline areas within sabkha.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species is impacted by urban development, especially in coastal areas.
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.
