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NRLD - 330820 | Chloris flagellifera

Assessment ID
330820
Taxon name
Chloris flagellifera
(Nees) P.M.Peterson
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chloris flagellifera
(Nees) P.M.Peterson
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Chloris
Species
flagellifera
Species authority
(Nees) P.M.Peterson
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 described as widespread and common. It occurs along coastal areas, in addition to further inland at Al Ain. Therefore, 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 is relatively widespread. It occurs along the northern section of the Arabian Gulf coast, in addition to along the east coast and in Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In contrast, Al Meharibi et al. (2019) consider this species to be restricted in the UAE to the Mezyad area of Al Ain. Globally, the native range of this species spans across northern Africa and the Sahara to India (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 is a perennial grass species (Norton et al. 2009). Chloris flagellifera can reach up to 1.0 m in height, has crowded aromatic leaves at the base of the plant, and inflorescence spikes which flower between March and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species grows within gardens, plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003), and moist and irrigated places (MEW 2010). This plant is a crop wild relative of finger millet, Eleucine coracana (Kameswara Rao 2013).
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.