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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 (2022). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Version 1.4. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vijxee)
Elsewhere, this is a highly aggressive species which can creep through other dense vegetation and out-compete low herb swards. The ecological implications of its establishment in the wild on Ascension are unknown, but there is a reasonable risk that it may exacerbate existing problems. (Lambdon, P. & Darlow, A. (2008) Botanical Survey of Ascension Island and St. Helena 2008. RSPB);
Kikuyu is currently used as a lawn grass, so its immediate eradication may be unpopular and unnecessary. (Lambdon, P. & Darlow, A. (2008) Botanical Survey of Ascension Island and St. Helena 2008. RSPB);
Pagad S, Wong L J (2022). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Version 1.4. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vijxee; Lambdon, P. & Darlow, A. (2008) Botanical Survey of Ascension Island and St. Helena 2008. RSPB;