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NRLD - 330257 | Stipagrostis hirtigluma

Assessment ID
330257
Taxon name
Stipagrostis hirtigluma
(Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stipagrostis hirtigluma
(Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) 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
hirtigluma
Species authority
(Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) 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
In the UAE, this species is known from Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016) and the southern Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Whilst subpopulations may have undergone a decline as a result of livestock grazing, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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
In the UAE, this species is known from Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016) and the southern Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the species is distributed across much of Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran and Iraq (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
This species is a grass that grows in compacted sands and gravels (Feulner 2016) and in rocky habitats and wadis (MEW 2010). In Wadi Wurayah, Feulner (2016) found the species on wadi slopes, terraces, and in gulleys.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
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.