common [1]
- 14.1. Artificial - Terrestrial – Arable Land
- 14.2. Artificial - Terrestrial – Pastureland
- 14.4. Artificial - Terrestrial – Rural Gardens
- 14.5. Artificial - Terrestrial – Urban Areas
- 4.4. Grassland – Temperate
- 4.7. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical high altitude
disturbed areas throughout, but most abundant around the coast [1]. Tristan: Common in a wide range of habitats all around the island; locally reaching high cover values in gardens and at the Patches, as well as in pasture areas [2]. Gough: Common along streams, in coastal areas and other disturbed sites [3]. Inaccessible: Quite common along the high western rim of the plateau, extending down to sea level in bird-disturbed areas. In wet heath and tussock (Roux et al 1992; Ryan & Glass 2001).
Gough: First collected at The Glenn by Rudmose Brown in 1904 [3]. Inaccessible: First collected on Inaccessible by Christophersen in Feb 1938 [3]. Nightingale: Common around the huts on Nightingale. Also found along the path from the huts to First Pond. (Roux et al 1992)
[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.; [3] Gremmen, N. J. M. (2010). Alien vascular plants of Inaccessible, Nightingale and Gough Islands (Tristan da Cunha Group).; [4] Roux, J.P., Ryan, P.G., Milton, S.J. and Moloney, C.L. (1992) Vegetation and checklist of Inaccessible Island, central South Atlantic Ocean, with notes on Nightingale Island. Bothalia 22 (1): 93 – 109.; [5] Ryan, P. & Glass, J.P. (2001). Inaccessible Island Nature Reserve Management Plan. Government of Tristan da Cunha, Edinburgh, Tristan da Cunha. 65 pp