Taxon name
Centropodia forskaolii
(Vahl) Cope
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Centropodia forskaolii
(Vahl) Cope
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Vahl) Cope
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Following IPNI (2019), the specific epithet forskaolii is used, although several alternative spellings are in use (e.g., forskalii, forsskalii, forsskaolii).
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Whilst grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, and impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant, the species is very widespread within the UAE and is assessed as Least Concern.
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 is widespread species found throughout the UAE (MEW 2010), although apparently absent east of the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003), and Al Mehairbi et al. (2019) show it to be absent from central areas of the Arabian Gulf coast (perhaps as a result of habitat conversion) and from the far west. The native range of this species is from the Sahara to Central Asia and south-west Iran (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Found in sandy habitats, this is a perennial species which can grow up to 0.3 m, with rhizomes that often have adherent sand (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The flowering period of this species is from March to July (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species is likely to be impacted by extensive conversion of habitats through urbanisation, and there is probable degradation as a result of grazing.
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.
