Rumex pictus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Rumex pictus | Forssk.
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 inhabits sandy plains inland from the Arabian Gulf coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003), from eastern Abu Dhabi north to Ras al Khaimah (Western 1983). The global distribution of this species is the eastern Mediterranean 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 species is an annual which flowers from February to April and produced a triangular yellow nutlet for a seed (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows up to 0.25 m in height with lance-shaped leaves (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is an important contributor to biomass in the dune and stabilised sand environment which it inhabits (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Jongbloed et al. 2003). Rumex pictus is a crop wild relative of sorrel, Rumex acetosa (Kameswara Rao 2013).
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 appears to be common at low altitudes and in sand dunes 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
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats, however, it is likely to have been impacted by coastal development.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Rumex pictus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Rumex