Polypogon monspeliensis | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Polypogon monspeliensis | (L.) Desf.
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 occurs along both the western and eastern coastal areas of the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Al Meharibi et al. 2019) and in the Hajar Mountains (Feulner 2011). Western (1983) reported the species from across Abu Dhabi Island; Western found it in the outfall of a sewage treatment works, so it may persist in anthropogenic habitats, and presence on the island is shown by Al Meharibi et al. (2019). Globally this species occurs in North and East Africa, southern Europe north to the UK, around the Mediterranean basin, to Central and East Asia. It has been introduced to the Americas, southern Africa and to Oceania (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
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 grass standing up to 1.0 m and flowering between February and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the UAE it has been found to grow in gardens, plantations, along irrigation channels, and in other anthropogenic habitats. It also prefers shady and damp locations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). MEW (2010) have habitat types as ""plantations, gardens; moist and irrigated places"". Globally, this species has been known to be found in temporary pools, marshes, depressions flooded in winter, inundated plains, river estuaries, rice paddies, along stream edges, ditches and humid habitats and is considered a weed in many agricultural crops (Akhani 2014).
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 widespread in the UAE. Whilst subpopulations may have undergone a significant decline as a result of coastal development, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, and impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Polypogon monspeliensis Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Polypogon