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NRLD - 330300 | Spergularia diandra

Assessment ID
330300
Taxon name
Spergularia diandra
(Guss.) Heldr.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Spergularia diandra
(Guss.) Heldr.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
caryophyllaceae
Genus
Spergularia
Species
diandra
Species authority
(Guss.) Heldr.
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, although scattered, appears to be relatively widespread throughout the UAE. In addition, it can persist at a range of altitudes and is known to occur within at least one protected area. 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 a scattered distribution within the north of the country, including the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011), Wadi Zikt close to Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016), and records from Rams, Umm Al Quwain and north of Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also been recorded from offshore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017). This species has been recorded at altitudes of up to 1,100 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species is native to Europe, Africa and temperate Asia, in addition to the western Himalayas (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
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 herb which can grow up to 0.15 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mousa and Fawzi 2009). It has linear leaves and produces white to pink flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It typically grows within plantations and fallow fields (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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.