Common name
Rescue Grass
Informal group
Plants
Territories
Island
Tristan
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Locally abundant in gardens and arable land in the settlement and at the Patches, locally reaching very high cover values. Also a few plants in the 1961 lava area. [2]
First record
1852
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Habitat detail
Locally abundant in gardens and arable land in the settlement and at the Patches, locally reaching very high cover values. Also a few plants in the 1961 lava area. [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.