Common name
Nutgrass, New Bull Grass
Territories
Island
Tristan
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Abundant [2]
First record
1968
Habitat
15. Artificial - Aquatic
- 15.8. Artificial - Aquatic – Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land
5. Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes waterfalls)
- 5.2. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent/irregular rivers/streams/creeks
- 5.4. Wetlands (inland) – Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands
- 5.8. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
Habitat detail
and locally reaching high cover values in arable land and gardens; rarely found in other habitats [2].
Ecological impact detail
Weed [1]
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.