Taxon name
Chenopodiastrum murale
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chenopodiastrum murale
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
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
Within the UAE, the species is moderately widespread along the northern Arabian Gulf and east coasts, inland to Al Ain, the Hajar Mountains, the Ru'us al-Jibal, and on Das Island. The origin of at least some of these records (e.g. Das Island and the mountains) are possibly the result of introduction. Indeed, this species was considered introduced to the UAE (Pagad et al. 2017) and CABI (2018) consider the species to probably be native to the Mediterranean region, although it has been widely introduced globally. However, the majority of the of the UAE native plant working group (June 2019) considered the species to be native, and we include it here 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
Within the UAE, the species is moderately widespread (Jongbloed et al. 2003) along the northern Arabian Gulf north to Ras al Khaimah (Western 1983) and east coasts, Al Ain (Mousa and Fawzi 2009), and on Das Island. The species is also found in Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP), where it is a ruderal species seen at donkey resting sites and formerly inhabited terraces, probably facilitated by man and domestic animals (Feulner 2016), and also in the Ru'us al-Jibal, again associated with disturbed ground, trails, and cultivation (Feulner 2011). This species has been considered introduced to the UAE (Pagad et al. 2017), but the majority of the of the UAE native plant working group (June 2019) considered the species to be native and so it is assessed here as such. This species is considered native to large areas of Europe, North and East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia by Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). However, CABI (2018) consider the species to probably be native to the Mediterranean region, although it has been widely introduced globally.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is an annual herbaceous weed (CABI 2018) of crops, abandoned cultivation areas, pasture land, and disturbed areas (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species may be impacted locally by development, but thrives in moist irrigated ground and urban areas.
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.
