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NRLD - 330739 | Agriophyllum minus

Assessment ID
330739
Taxon name
Agriophyllum minus
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Agriophyllum minus
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
amaranthaceae
Genus
Agriophyllum
Species
minus
Species authority
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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 throughout the UAE and, within its range, is considered to be locally common and characteristic of its preferred habitat. It is therefore 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 found from Sweihan, in the centre of the country, towards the sand dunes around Sabkha Matti, in the far west of the country (Jongbloed et al. 2003, G.R. Feulner in litt., MEW 2010). This species is native to the Arabian Peninsula and northwest China (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 is an annual herb species that can grow up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009). This plant has alternating liner to lance-shaped leaves, intricate winged fruit and produces white flowers (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows within coastal saline sand environments and is therefore considered to be a halophyte (salt-tolerant species; Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). This species is typically described as a characteristic plant of this habitat (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
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.