occurs locally [1]. Tristan: Widely distributed in the settlement plain [2].
dry, sunny spots, usually on cliffs [1]. mostly in somewhat disturbed habitats, as well as in gardens and the Patches [2].
Inaccessible: First collected on Inaccessible by Moseley in 1873 at Waterfall Beach, reportedly spreading. Roux et al (1992) did not find any plants at this site in 1989/1990, but found several plants with ripe seeds on the ridhe NW of the Waterfall, at about 200 m altitude. reece et al (1986) reported this species from Pig Beach Hill in 1986 [3].
[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.