The National Red List Project

Please note, this National Red List website contains a subset of data whilst we transition to national focal point driven data uploads. We thank you for your patience with this and welcome national contributors to get in touch to update their national dataset. Terms of Use including citation guidance are found here.

The previous dataset is available via: https://archive.nationalredlist.org/. This site is no longer updated but can help with most enquiries whilst we focus on redevelopment.

NRLD - 330242 | Eragrostis pilosa

Assessment ID
330242
Taxon name
Eragrostis pilosa
(L.) P.Beauv.
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eragrostis pilosa
(L.) P.Beauv.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
liliopsida
Order
poales
Family
poaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Species
pilosa
Species authority
(L.) P.Beauv.
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Detailed distribution data for this species in the UAE is currently lacking, with only two localities known. It is has been described as both 'rare' and 'common' in the country, and is known to occur in more artificial environments such as plantations. Therefore, it is assessed as Data Deficient.
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
Sharjah Seed Bank and Herbarium holds just two known localities for this species in the UAE, in Dubai Emirate (on the edge of Dubai city) and Fujairah Emirate (near Khor Fakkan city). Al Mehairbi et al. (2019) report the species from Abu Dhabi Island in urban areas. Globally, the native range of this species spans across the Old World (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The species has been very widely introduced to the Americas and Australasia.
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 annual grass species grows in damp areas (M. Jongbloed pers. comm. 2019), such as plantations and irrigated places, and occasionally in the shade of bushes (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010). It is reported to flower between April and May (Norton et al. 2009).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.