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NRLD - 330304 | Bassia eriophora

Assessment ID
330304
Taxon name
Bassia eriophora
(Schrad.) Asch.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Bassia eriophora
(Schrad.) Asch.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
amaranthaceae
Genus
Bassia
Species
eriophora
Species authority
(Schrad.) Asch.
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 known to occur both inland and on the offshore islands of Abu Dhabi. It is not currently considered to be threatened. Therefore, this species 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 been recorded on the offshore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017), in addition to inland within Abu Dhabi Emirate (S. Sakkir pers. comm 2019). Further information regarding the detailed distribution of this species within the UAE appears to be lacking. The species was not apparently included within Jongbloed et al. (2003) nor the draft Red Data Book for the UAE (MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species encompasses Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and temperate Asia (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 annual herb species is considered to be a halophytic plant (salt-tolerant; Böer and Saenger 2006, Norton et al. 2009). Further information on the habitat and ecology of this species within the UAE is lacking.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There are no major threats.
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.