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NRLD - 330260 | Tetrapogon villosus

Assessment ID
330260
Taxon name
Tetrapogon villosus
Desf.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tetrapogon villosus
Desf.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Tetrapogon
Species
villosus
Species authority
Desf.
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 is widespread in the north-east of the UAE and 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
In the UAE, this species occurs widely in the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003), with specific records from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011) and the buffer zone (upper Wadi Siji) of Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016). The species has also been recorded from the summit of Jebel Hafeet (<a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00357622"">RBG Edinburgh Herbarium specimen; coll. R. Western, 1983</a>). Al Meharibi et al. (2019) show presence on Jebel Hafeet only. Globally this species occurs in North Africa, The Middle East and Central Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
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 0.6 m in height, flowers from December to April, and grows in sand and wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003), on gravelly soils, mountain slopes and wadis (Al Meharibi et al. 2019). It is recognised as a species that can survive heavy grazing pressure and tolerate defoliation in combination with water stress (Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The impacts of grazing requires further research.
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.