Species name :

Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Bromus catharticus Vahl

Synonym that was used for long in Malta: Bromus unioloides Kunth

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Poaceae Barnhart (=Gramineae) (The Grass Family)
155 species from the Poaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Rescue grass, Prairie Grass

Maltese name(s) :

Ħurtan Amerikan, Ħurtan Perenni

Status for Malta :

Species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and spreads to form established, non-invasive populations. It may become become invasive if it widespreads rapidly.

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (prostate plants with flowers close to the ground)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Mar-May

Colour of Flowers:

Green

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Cultivated areas, such as field margins or abandoned fields

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

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