Axonopus
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Axonopus is a genus of grasses
known generally as carpetgrass. They are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. They are sometimes rhizomatous
and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
Selected species:
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known generally as carpetgrass. They are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. They are sometimes rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
Selected species:
- Axonopus affinis - narrowleaf carpetgrass
- Axonopus aureus - golden carpetgrass
- Axonopus compressusAxonopus compressusAxonopus compressus Axonopus compressus Axonopus compressus (Blanket grass, Broadleaf carpet grass, Lawn grass, Louisiana grass, Tropical carpet grass; syn. Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. var. australis G.A.Black, Milium compressum Sw., Paspalum compressum (Sw.) Nees, Paspalum platycaule Willd...
- broadleaf carpetgrass - Axonopus fissifoliusAxonopus fissifoliusAxonopus fissifolius is a grass which is often used as permanent pasture.-External links:**...
- common carpetgrass - Axonopus furcatus - big carpetgrass