Bolboschoenus maritimus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Bolboschoenus maritimus | (L.) Palla
Publication
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the UAE, this species is reported from a small number of scattered locations in the eastern UAE (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah, Hajar Mountains). However, the identification of B. maritimus and B. glaucus is difficult, and B. maritimus is easily confused with other wetland sedges found in the UAE. As a result, it is not certain whether the species found in the UAE is B. maritimus or B. glaucus. In addition to this uncertainty, the coastal wetlands habitats of these Bolboschoenus species have undergone significant change due to development, water abstraction, climate change and pollution. Further research is required to confirm the presence and distribution of this species in the UAE and, therefore, it is considered Data Deficient.
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
The likely threats to this species include development, surface and groundwater abstraction, pollution, and reduced rainfall through climate change.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Bolboschoenus maritimus | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Poales | Cyperaceae | Bolboschoenus |