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NRLD - 330303 | Atriplex leucoclada

Assessment ID
330303
Taxon name
Atriplex leucoclada
Boiss.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Atriplex leucoclada
Boiss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
amaranthaceae
Genus
Atriplex
Species
leucoclada
Species authority
Boiss.
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2020) places both this species and Atriplex leptoclada Boiss. & Noë' as synonyms of Atriplex turcomanica (Moq.) Boiss.
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 occurs along both the Arabian Gulf and east coastlines of the UAE. It is considered to very common and is one of the dominant species within coastal sand habitats. As a result, it is assessed 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
Within the UAE, it is known to occur from the Ras al-Khaimah to Sharjah Road (Karim and Dakheel 2006), along both the Arabian Gulf and east coasts of the country (MEW 2010). Globally, its native range spans from the eastern Mediterranean to Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
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 perennial shrub species grows within sand sheet habitats, including sandy, salty and calcareous soil (Karim and Dakheel 2006, Qureshi 2017). It can reach 90 cm in height, has a woody base and short triangular leaves, in addition to grey-green flower spikes in September to November and small brown seeds (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). It is a crop wild relative of the salt bush, Atriplex halimus (Kameswara Rao 2013).
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.