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Taxonomic information
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is a recent record for the UAE, where it has been found from a number of anthropogenic dam sites (Mahmoud et al. 2016), almost all of them created since the late 1990s. The species might occur naturally in the UAE, as either a recent introduction (e.g., carried by wetland birds) or have been present but not previously identified, and it is possible that the species population and range has expanded in recent years with the increase in available habitat. The origin and distribution of this species in the UAE requires confirmation, and it is therefore assessed as Data Deficient pending this.
Assessment details
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
This species is recently reported for the UAE, with records from Fujairah (Wadi Ham dam), Ras Al Khaimah (Wadi Al Qowr dam, Wadi Al Mansab dam, Wadi Al Mudaynah dam, Wadi Shawkah dam, Wadi Al Qasheesh dam, and Wadi Sfini dam) (Mahmoud et al. 2016). The native range is of this species is given as tropical and subtropical Old World by Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Mahmoud et al. (2016) give the native range as Eurasia and Africa, stating that the species has become widespread in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas worldwide (El-Hamidi et al. 1967). Regionally, it has been recorded in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and Socotra, as well as the UAE (Mahmoud et al. 2016).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
In the UAE, the species was found growing in occasionally inundated areas in wet clay soils in the front of dams and 'water breakers' (Mahmoud et al. 2016). It grows as a prostrate to spreading annual or short-lived perennial, up to 0.5 m high (Mahmoud et al. 2016). The native habitat includes temporary pools with clay bottoms and the beds of temporary rivers, canal banks, and moist ground where soils are inundated in winter and dry up in early summer (El-Hamidi et al. 1967).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
Publication
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.
