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NRLD - 330842 | Eragrostis tenella

Assessment ID
330842
Taxon name
Eragrostis tenella
(L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eragrostis tenella
(L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Species
tenella
Species authority
(L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
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 locally common; it occurs within Al Ain and Abu Dhabi. In addition, it described as growing in a wide range of habitats, especially irrigated areas within urban regions. As such, 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
In the UAE, this plant species is recorded in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003), with an additional record from near Khor Fakkan on the east coast. The species is abundant in lawns in Abu Dhabi urban area (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019), however these individuals may well have been introduced or escapees. In the world, it is native to Tropical & Subtropical Old World, but it has been very widely introduced to the Americas and to Australasia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
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
It is a delicate annual grass that occurs on plantations, gardens, in irrigated places, sandy soils and urban areas (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019, Brown and Sakkir 2004, Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Although seemingly dependent on irrigated areas, there are not thought to be any threats to this species.
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.