Sphenopus divaricatus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Sphenopus divaricatus | (Gouan) Rchb.
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
In the UAE, the species occurs in the Sweihan and Al Khazna areas, and the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Al Mehairbi et al. 2019). The species has also been recorded from the Dubai Creek area (Sharjah Seedbank and Herbarium), where it is possibly introduced. The EOO, based on the Sweihan and the Hajar Mountains records, is 4,300 km<sup>2</sup>. Globally this species occurs from Macaronesia, across North Africa and southern Europe, to the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan (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 is an annual grass with purplish stems, growing up to 0.3 m. It grows in sand and in silt between rocks (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
Although considered to be ""rare"" and with a restricted extent of occurrence (4,300 km<sup>2</sup>), it is unlikely that there is a continuing decline in EOO or habitat area or extent, at least in the Hajar Mountains, and the species occurs in many more than ten locations. It is 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
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Sphenopus divaricatus Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Sphenopus