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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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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
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 ]
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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
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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 |
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Species Description and Distribution |
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):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
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