Stuckenia pectinata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Stuckenia pectinata | (L.) Börner
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
Within the UAE, this species was recorded from a brackish pool of Ayn al Faida, close to Jebel Hafeet (Böer 1998). The native range of this species spans across the Americas, Europe, Africa, temperate and tropical Asia and Australasia (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
It is known to grow within brackish and freshwater pools (Böer 1998, Perry 2008). This species forms associations with Schoenoplectus litoralis in deep pools (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species has been recorded from one locality close to Jebel Hafeet, further detailed distribution information within the country is not available. There is also little information on the population status and trend, habitats, ecology and threats to this species within the UAE. Therefore, it is currently assessed as Data Deficient.
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
The exact locality is not known, but existing pools at Ain Al Faydah are surrounded by areas of urban development and impacted by livestock grazing. The source of water is not known, but waste and surface water pollution is likely to be a significant threat.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Stuckenia pectinata Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Alismatales Potamogetonaceae Stuckenia