Schoenoplectus litoralis | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Schoenoplectus litoralis | (Schrad.) Palla
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
Taxonomic Notes
Schoenoplectus litoralis is based on Scripus litoralis Schrad. Scripus litoralis auct. non Schrad. in India is Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) K. Lye. Both are present in India. Cook (1996) treats S. subulatus (Vahl) K. Lye in his 'Account of aquatic and wetland plants of India' but not Schoenoplectus litoralis.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species was recorded for the UAE in 1996 from an unknown locality (Böer and Eschmann-Grupe 1996), however it was long mistaken for other taxa, and it is now considered to be widespread in the mountain areas of the UAE where standing water is present. Globally, this species occurs from Africa to temperate Eurasia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). According to Plants of the World Online, this species is not native to the UAE (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The UAE is also not listed as a country of occurrence on the most recent Red List Assessment for this species (Mani 2014).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
In the UAE it is found in or close to standing water. This species is tufted and can grow up to 2 m in length (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE this species is known from the Hajar Mountains. It is restricted to areas of standing water which are potentially under threat from water abstraction and declining rainfall patterns. However, it is considered Least Concern at present given its relatively wide distribution across the mountains in the UAE and regionally.
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
Declining rainfall and water abstraction may impact this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Although not widely recognised in 1996 (first recorded in 1996), it is considered likely that the species was also LC at that time.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Schoenoplectus litoralis Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus