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NRLD - 330256 | Stipagrostis drarii

Assessment ID
330256
Taxon name
Stipagrostis drarii
(Täckh.) De Winter
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stipagrostis drarii
(Täckh.) De Winter
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Stipagrostis
Species
drarii
Species authority
(Täckh.) De Winter
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 occurs within Baynunah and, as a result, the majority of its distribution falls within a protected area. As such, potential threats, such as grazing, are unlikely to have a major impact on the species overall. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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 has been found to occur in Baynunah (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010) in Abu Dhabi Emirate. It was first recorded by Böer and Chaudhary (1999). This species native range is from Iraq to the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018) and the Middle East (Jordan, Israel).
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
This species is a perennial grass that grows up to 1.0 m (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). In the UAE, the species is known to grow on the lee side of sand dunes, and may perform an important stabilisation role.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species can be grazed by animals, although the majority of its range occurs in a protected area. As a result, this doesn't appear to pose a major threat to the species.
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.