Common name
Kikuyu Grass
Informal group
Plants
Territories
Island
Tristan
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
widespread [1]
First record
1976
Habitat detail
especially in lowland areas around the Settlement [1]. Widely spread and abundant in pastures and gardens in all lowland areas around the island; also common, and locally dominant, in all other habitats [2].
References
[1] Ryan, P. (ed.) (2007). Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Pisces Publications, Newbury. 162 pp; [2] Gremmen, N.J.M. and R.L. Halbertsma (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha. Report Data-Analyse Ecology, Diever, NL.