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NRLD - 330293 | Amaranthus graecizans

Assessment ID
330293
Taxon name
Amaranthus graecizans
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Amaranthus graecizans
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
amaranthaceae
Genus
Amaranthus
Species
graecizans
Species authority
L.
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 coastal areas, as well as inland areas and offshore islands in the UAE. The species is locally common in disturbed areas and farms, and is therefore 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
Amaranthus graecizans occurs in coastal areas, as well as Al Ain and offshore islands in the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003). MEW (2010) comment that the species is common in coastal areas and also found in moist disturbed areas, suggesting that the species may have been spread by humans within the UAE. It is known to occur within farms in the Liwa area, in addition to localities between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Globally, this species occurs in North and Central Africa, southern Europe and the Middle East, and has been widely introduced (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 an annual amaranth that grows up to 30 cm (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It flowers between January and April and grows in compacted sand, gardens and disturbed sites (Jongbloed et al. 2003) in addition to cultivated areas.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Some coastal subpopulations are likely to be impacted by coastal development.
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.