Forms extensive cover on some parts of Windmill Hill Flats and along Engineer Road. (Species that have been introduced into Gibraltar. (Unknown). (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum)); This can be seen for example on Windmill Hill Flats, where a huge mat has formed at the northern end of the flats. Another large stand of Pennisetum clandestinum occurs along the lower reaches Upper Rock Nature Reserve: A Management and Action Plan of Engineer Road, where again all indigenous flora is being smothered. This stand of Pennisetum clandestinum poses an immediate threat to the flora of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, given that it presently grows at only about 100m from the southern entrance of the Nature Reserve, and is rapidly spreading. (Perez, C.E. & Bensusan, K. (2005) The Upper Rock Nature Reserve, A Management and Action Plan. The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum));
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- 14.2. Artificial - Terrestrial – Pastureland
- 14.4. Artificial - Terrestrial – Rural Gardens
- 4.5. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 4.6. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical seasonally wet/flooded
- 4.7. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical high altitude
Invasive (Pagad S, Wong L J (2020): Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species of Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum); Perez, C.E. & Bensusan, K. (2005) The Upper Rock Nature Reserve, A Management and Action Plan. The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum); Gibraltar Nature Reserve Management Plan (2019). Department of the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change. H.M. Government of Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum));
The spread of several invasive species is seriously affecting the area. The most serious is the Kikuyu Grass (Pennisetum clandestinum). (Gibraltar Nature Reserve Management Plan (2019). Department of the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change. H.M. Government of Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum)); This is an aggressive species that forms dense mats, smothering and excluding indigenous flora. It also releases allelopathic chemicals that kill most plants. This can be seen for example on Windmill Hill Flats, where a huge mat has formed at the northern end of the flats, excluding practically all local flora. (Perez, C.E. & Bensusan, K. (2005) The Upper Rock Nature Reserve, A Management and Action Plan. The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum));
Terrestrial. Introduced from Tropical East Africa. (Species that have been introduced into Gibraltar. (Unknown). (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum));
Pagad S., Wong L.J. (2020): Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species – Gibraltar. v1.1. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG; Gibraltar Nature Reserve Management Plan (2019). Department of the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change. H.M. Government of Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum); Species that have been introduced into Gibraltar. (Unknown). (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum); Perez, C.E. & Bensusan, K. (2005) The Upper Rock Nature Reserve, A Management and Action Plan. The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. Gibraltar (synonym used Pennisetum clandestinum);