Herniaria hirsuta | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Herniaria hirsuta | L.
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, it has been reported from R'as al-Khaimah, Fujairah, Masafi and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, Feulner 2011) and has been recently recorded from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, this species is reported from 300-1,000 m altitude (G.R. Feulner, in lit, MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species spans across Africa, Europe and temperate Asia (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 annual herb species is covered in stiff white hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, Sakkir and Brown 2014). It is known to grow within sand and clay substrates in wadi and plateaux habitats (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although the coastal range of this species may be at threat due to residential and commercial development, this species is also able to persist in mountainous areas such as the Ru'us al-Jibal and Jebel Hafeet. Within these areas, it utilises a range of altitudes. Therefore, 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 may be negatively affected by ongoing development of coastal areas within the UAE. For example, this species used to be locally common in Al Jazirah Al Hamra in R'as al-Khaimah, although this locality has now been heavily developed (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Herniaria hirsuta Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Herniaria