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NRLD - 330258 | Stipagrostis obtusa

Assessment ID
330258
Taxon name
Stipagrostis obtusa
(Delile) Nees
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stipagrostis obtusa
(Delile) Nees
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Stipagrostis
Species
obtusa
Species authority
(Delile) Nees
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species is described from widespread locations in the UAE, there is no detailed distribution data for this species. In addition, information about its population is also lacking. Therefore, it is currently assessed as Data Deficient.
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 recorded from various widespread locations (Jongbloed et al. 2003), including Jebel Hafeet, Hatta and Mafraq. The species is apparently absent from the draft Red Data Book for the UAE (MEW 2010) and from Al Mehairbi et al. (2019). The global range of this species spreads across northern Africa to Ethiopia, through the Arabian Peninsula and north to Syria, with records from Pakistan and southern Africa (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
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 0.6 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). It is densely caespitose and has small rosette-like leaves on a tufted base (Ghasemkhani et al. 2008). In other countries, it is known to grow within gravel plains, compact soils and rocky desert areas (Ghasemkhani et al. 2008, Norton et al. 2009).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.