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NRLD - 330789 | Parietaria alsinefolia

Assessment ID
330789
Taxon name
Parietaria alsinefolia
Delile
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Parietaria alsinefolia
Delile
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
rosales
Family
urticaceae
Genus
Parietaria
Species
alsinefolia
Species authority
Delile
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 generally considered common within its range and occurs within protected areas. 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
This species is found in the north of the UAE and into Oman: it has been recorded in the Masafi Hills, Ru'us al-Jibal, the Musandam Mountains and northern Hajar Mountains (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). It is thought to be native to the UAE (Norton et al. 2009). The native range of this species is from Africa to temperate Asia (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 species is found in wadis, wadi banks, gullies and on hillsides at low to medium altitudes (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010, Feulner 2011, 2016). It is an annual species that grows up to 25 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It flowers between February and April and produces fruit in the form of a capsule enclosed within bracts (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has been known to grow in gravel environments and shade (Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range (Shahid 2017). It may also be threatened by floods in tributary wadi habitats (Feulner 2016).
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.