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NRLD - 330198 | Sporobolus ioclados

Assessment ID
330198
Taxon name
Sporobolus ioclados
(Nees ex Trin.) Nees
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sporobolus ioclados
(Nees ex Trin.) Nees
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Sporobolus
Species
ioclados
Species authority
(Nees ex Trin.) Nees
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 widespread along the Arabian Gulf coast of the UAE. Whilst subpopulations will have undergone a significant decline as a result of coastal development, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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
This species is widespread along the Arabian Gulf coast all along the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Al Meharibi et al. 2019), including the coastal white sands at Taweela (Brown et al. 2007). It has also been found well away from the coast in wadis on Jebel Hafeet (Brown et al. 2007). Globally, this species occurs in most of Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
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 with rhizomes and grows up to 1.0 m high, flowering from March to August. It grows in sand and coastal sabkhas and tolerates high salinity (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has has been reported in wadis (Brown et al. 2007).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant (Al Meharibi et al. 2019).
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.