Taxon name
Arnebia hispidissima
(Sieber ex Lehm.) A.DC.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Arnebia hispidissima
(Sieber ex Lehm.) A.DC.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Sieber ex Lehm.) A.DC.
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the UAE, this species is common and widespread in the eastern Emirates and the north-east of Abu Dhabi Emirate. It is also recorded from the far west of Abu Dhabi Emirate and in the Ru'us al-Jibal. The extent of occurrence (EOO) probably exceeds 50,000 km<sup>2</sup>, however, the area of occupancy cannot be estimated as detailed distribution records are not available. The species is assessed as Least Concern.
Assessment details
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 is common and widespread in the eastern Emirates, in addition to the north-east and the far west of Abu Dhabi Emirate: Al Sila'a (Karim and Dakheel 2006) and Feulner (2011), who found the species in an area of the Sabkha Matti in western Abu Dhabi that had received recent rainfall. It is also known from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Feulner (2011) also recorded this species from the south-west of the Ru'us al-Jibal, but notes that it may be a misidentification of A. decumbens. It is also recorded from Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016). The global native range of the species is from northern Nigeria to Tibet (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This annual, sometimes biennial, herb is found on sand and sandy gravelly areas in sand plains between low dunes, and flowers between December and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It also recorded from sabkha (Feulner 2001).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, and impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant.
Publication
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.
