Species name :

Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter

Synonyms :

Basionym or principal synonym: Bromus catharticus Vahl

Synonym long used in Malta: Bromus unioloides Kunth

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

Plant Family :

Poaceae (=Gramineae) The Grass Family 155 Poaceae species recorded from Malta.
Barnhart

English name(s) :

Rescue grass, Prairie Grass

Maltese name(s) :

Ħurtan Amerikan, Ħurtan Perenni

Status for Malta :

Naturalised alien species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and which can become invasive

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (Creeping plants)
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 :

Cultivated areas, such as field margins or abandoned fields

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

[Ab(A) Ag Ar Az(C F G J L M P S T) Bl(I) Br By Ca(C F G L P T) Co Cr Cs Ct Cy Es Fe Ga Ge He Ho Hs(S) Hu It La Lt Lu Ma Md(M) No Rf(C E K N NW S) Si(S) Sy Tn Uk(U)]