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NRLD - 330692 | Paronychia arabica

Assessment ID
330692
Taxon name
Paronychia arabica
(L.) DC.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Paronychia arabica
(L.) DC.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
caryophyllaceae
Genus
Paronychia
Species
arabica
Species authority
(L.) 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)
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 generally considered to be common, appears to be fairly widespread and occurs within at least one protected area in its range. It 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
Within the UAE, this species is thought to occur along a specific stretch of the Arabian Gulf Coast, between Abu Dhabi island and Ras al-Khaimah (Brown et al. 2007). It was also recently reported from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014) and is considered to grow within the non-saline coralline sands which stretch northeast of Taweela and into the Ras al-Khaimah (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans from northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula (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 grows within sand and silt substrates between rocks in wadis, in addition to on wadi banks and in fallow fields (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can grow up to 30 cm in height, has narrowly oblong leaves and small white flowers which are present between February and April (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.