Paronychia arabica | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Paronychia arabica | (L.) DC.
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 thought to occur along a specific stretch of the Arabian Gulf Coast, between Abu Dhabi island and Ras al-Khaimah (Brown et al. 2007). It was also recently reported from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014) and is considered to grow within the non-saline coralline sands which stretch northeast of Taweela and into the Ras al-Khaimah (G. Brown pers. comm. 2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans from northern Africa 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 annual herb species grows within sand and silt substrates between rocks in wadis, in addition to on wadi banks and in fallow fields (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can grow up to 30 cm in height, has narrowly oblong leaves and small white flowers which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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 common, appears to be fairly widespread and occurs within at least one protected area in its range. It is therefore 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Paronychia arabica Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Paronychia