1893 axonopus brevipedunculatus gledhill 1966 axonopus kesantuensis.
Carpet grass scientific name.
It was introduced to the united states in the early 1800s.
They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the americas with one species in tropical africa and another on easter island.
Axonopus compressus sw p beauv.
It is generally too low growing to.
The botanical name for carpet grass is axonopus affinis or axonopus compressus.
Carpet grass is native to the west indies.
Gramineae south australia poaceae queensland new south wales the act victoria tasmania western australia and the northern territory.
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.
Australis g a black milium compressum sw paspalum compressum sw nees paspalum platycaule willd.
Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family known generally as carpet grass.
Axonopus affinis chase paspalum fissifolium raddi.
1810 anastrophus compressus schlechtendal ex doell 1877 anastrophus platycaulis schlecht.
The plant has naturalized in many parts of the world.
Axonopus compressus swartz p.
Other names pbr name trademark breeder code buffalo grass northern australia broadleaf carpet grass cow grass singapore south east asia tropical carpet grass carpetgrass.
Narrow leaved 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.
Agrotis compressus sw poir.
Beauv 1812 preferred common name.
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.