Juncus rigidus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Juncus rigidus | Desf.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
The species has a mostly coastal distribution in the UAE, including islands, from Abu Dhabi to Ra's al-Khaimah. It is also found in the Hajar Mountains, although largely absent from the eastern side of the Hajar Mountains, with localised populations in salt marshes, streams in wadis and permanent pools. Although coastal populations, especially in Abu Dhabi, will have been impacted by intensive urban development, it is not thought that levels of decline will be such as to qualify for a threatened category, and the species occurs in more than ten locations. The species is assessed as Least Concern, however, monitoring of the larger coastal populations is required.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
Subpopulations are inferred to be declining as a result of the transformation of coastal habitats.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juncus rigidus | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Poales | Juncaceae | Juncus |