Eremobium aegyptiacum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Eremobium aegyptiacum | (Spreng.) Asch. ex Boiss.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species is widespread throughout sand desert (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is an annual herb, which can grow up to 35 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). White flowers are produced between February and April, in addition to minute red seeds (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is more abundant following rain and generally grows within sandy plains and on sand dunes (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It is considered to be an important contributor to biomass to these dune and stabilised sand environments (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally considered to be widespread and common throughout the UAE. Although it may be threatened, the impact of these potential threats on the species has not yet been quantified. As such, it is assessed as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
This species is suggested to be at threat from over-collection and habitat loss (Heneidy et al. 2018). Although the exact reason behind the habitat loss hasn't been described in detail, it may well take the form of human expansion and development of residential or tourism areas
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Eremobium aegyptiacum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Eremobium