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Amaranthus graecizans - UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Amaranthus graecizans occurs in coastal areas, as well as Al Ain and offshore islands in the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003). MEW (2010) comment that the species is common in coastal areas and also found in moist disturbed areas, suggesting that the species may have been spread by humans within the UAE. It is known to occur within farms in the Liwa area, in addition to localities between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Globally, this species occurs in North and Central Africa, southern Europe and the Middle East, and has been widely introduced (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is an annual amaranth that grows up to 30 cm (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It flowers between January and April and grows in compacted sand, gardens and disturbed sites (Jongbloed et al. 2003) in addition to cultivated areas.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widespread in coastal areas, as well as inland areas and offshore islands in the UAE. The species is locally common in disturbed areas and farms, and is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
About the assessment
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
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Some coastal subpopulations are likely to be impacted by coastal development.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: