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Ceratochloa cathartica (Rescue grass)

Ceratochloa cathartica (POACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000.

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Profile Date	Oct-2010 (last update: )
Citation for this page	Mifsud, S. (Oct-2010) Ceratochloa cathartica retrieved from MaltaWildPlants.com on 2019-Jan-22

Nomenclature
Species name :	*Ceratochloa cathartica* (Vahl) Herter
Synonyms :	Basionym or principal synonyms: Bromus catharticus Vahl Traditional (well known) synonyms: Bromus unioloides Kunth Full list of synonyms: [ PlantList ] [ IPNI ] [ Catalogue of Life ]
Plant Family :	Poaceae Barnhart (Grass Family)
Common name(s) :	Rescue grass, Prairie Grass
Maltese name(s) :	Ħurtan Amerikan, Ħurtan Perenni
Status for Malta :	Naturalized alien species (non-native) that was introduced in the last 500 years and naturalised within the Maltese natural habitats
Frequency	Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
Growth form :	Raunkiaer life form: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (Creeping plants) Germination: Monocotyledon
Legal Protection :	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
Habitat :	Cultivated areas, such as field margins or abandoned fields

Images (5 images)

Ceratochloa cathartica - Image Code: CROCA-0.
Ceratochloa cathartica / Rescue grass / Ħurtan Amerikan

Ceratochloa cathartica - Image Code: CROCA-1.
Ceratochloa cathartica / Rescue grass / Ħurtan Amerikan

Ceratochloa cathartica - Image Code: CROCA-2.
Ceratochloa cathartica / Rescue grass / Ħurtan Amerikan

Ceratochloa cathartica - Image Code: CROCA-3.
Ceratochloa cathartica / Rescue grass / Ħurtan Amerikan

Ceratochloa cathartica - Image Code: CROCA-4.
Ceratochloa cathartica / Rescue grass / Ħurtan Amerikan

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Species name :

Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter

Synonyms :

Plant Family :

Poaceae Barnhart
(Grass Family)

Common name(s) :

Rescue grass, Prairie Grass

Maltese name(s) :

Ħurtan Amerikan, Ħurtan Perenni

Status for Malta :

Naturalized alien species (non-native) that was introduced in the last 500 years and naturalised within the Maltese natural habitats

Frequency

Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer life form: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (Creeping plants)
Germination: Monocotyledon

Legal Protection :

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

Habitat :

Cultivated areas, such as field margins or abandoned fields