Carpet Grass Scientific Name

Beauv 1812 preferred common name.

Carpet grass scientific name.

Axonopus compressus swartz p. Gramineae south australia poaceae queensland new south wales the act victoria tasmania western australia and the northern territory. Ex steud paspalum platycaulon poir is a species of grass it is often used as a permanent pasture groundcover and turf in moist low fertility soils particularly in shaded situations. Axonopus affinis chase paspalum fissifolium raddi.

They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the americas with one species in tropical africa and another on easter island. It is generally too low growing to. Carpet grass axonopus fissifolius raddi kuhlm is a rhizomatous stoloniferous perennial pasture grass it forms dense mats that are 15 30 cm high but the flowering culms may reach 60 75 cm. Axonopus compressus sw p beauv.

Agrotis compressus sw poir. They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion. The botanical name for carpet grass is axonopus affinis or axonopus compressus. The plant has naturalized in many parts of the world.

Carpet grass axonopus fissifolius mat forming perennial grass of the family poaceae native to sandy soils in southeastern north america carpet grass is occasionally used as a lawn and pasture grass in warm areas but its use generally indicates declining soil fertility because it is a low quality forage. It was introduced to the united states in the early 1800s. 1893 axonopus brevipedunculatus gledhill 1966 axonopus kesantuensis. Axonopus fissifolius raddi kuhlm.

Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family known generally as carpet grass. Australis g a black milium compressum sw paspalum compressum sw nees paspalum platycaule willd. 1810 anastrophus compressus schlechtendal ex doell 1877 anastrophus platycaulis schlecht. This shallow rooted species almost 90 of the roots are at a depth of 0 5 cm develops short rhizomes and stout stolons with short internodes.