Phalaris minor | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Phalaris minor | Retz.
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
This species appears to occur in scattered localities throughout the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is a significant agricultural weed (CABI 2019) and is listed as an introduced landscape plant by MoCCaE, and its origin in the UAE perhaps requires confirmation. The species is not cited for the UAE by Al Mehairbi et al. (2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Macaronesia and the Mediterranean to the Himalayas and Eritrea (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019), and it has been very widely introduced.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This annual grass species grows within plantation habitats, in addition to terraced fields and along roadsides (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, Feulner 2011). It can reach up to 1.0 m in height and has soft, flat leaves with pointed tips, and flowers between February and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is known from a small number of scattered locations in the UAE, and it is also described as being locally common within its range. However, it predominantly grows in disturbed areas such as roadsides and plantations, it is a recognised weed of agricultural crops, and has been included on a list of introduced plants of the UAE. It is retained here as Data Deficient pending conformation of the origin of the species in the UAE.
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
Phalaris minor Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Phalaris