Scientific Name Carpet Grass

Australis g a black milium compressum sw paspalum compressum sw nees paspalum platycaule willd.
Scientific name carpet grass. 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. Narrow leaved carpet grass. Axonopus compressus sw p beauv. Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family known generally as carpet grass.
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. 1810 anastrophus compressus schlechtendal ex doell 1877 anastrophus platycaulis schlecht. Agrotis compressus sw poir. The plant has naturalized in many parts of the world.
They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion. Axonopus affinis chase paspalum fissifolium raddi. The botanical name for carpet grass is axonopus affinis or axonopus compressus. They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the americas with one species in tropical africa and another on easter island.
Carpet grass is native to the west indies. Axonopus compressus swartz p. 1893 axonopus brevipedunculatus gledhill 1966 axonopus kesantuensis. 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.
Gramineae south australia poaceae queensland new south wales the act victoria tasmania western australia and the northern territory. It was introduced to the united states in the early 1800s. Other names pbr name trademark breeder code buffalo grass northern australia broadleaf carpet grass cow grass singapore south east asia tropical carpet grass carpetgrass. It is generally too low growing to.