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Golden carpetgrass

Axonopus aureus P.Beauv.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Axonopus

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Common names

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English
Golden carpetgrass

Synonyms

  • Axonopus aureus var. aureus
  • Axonopus burchellii G.A.Black
  • Axonopus canescens (Nees) Pilg.
  • Axonopus canescens var. canescens
  • Axonopus canescens var. psilachne (Döll) G.A.Black
  • Axonopus carinato-vaginatus var. sprucei (G.A.Black) H.Scholz
  • Axonopus carinatovaginatus (Mez) H.Scholz
  • Axonopus chrysites (Steud.) Kuhlm.
  • Axonopus chrysodactylus (Trin.) Kuhlm.
  • Axonopus chrysostachyus (Schrad.) Pilg.
  • Axonopus exasperatus (Nees) G.A.Black
  • Axonopus holochrysus (Trin.) Henrard
  • Axonopus minutus Luces
  • Axonopus paucisetosus G.A.Black
  • Axonopus pulcher (Nees) Kuhlm.
  • Axonopus radiatus Kuhlm.
  • Axonopus ramosissimus (Nees) Pilg.
  • Axonopus sprucei G.A.Black
  • Axonopus sprucei var. glabratus (Döll) G.A.Black
  • Axonopus sprucei var. sprucei
  • Axonopus tenuis Renvoize
  • Digitaria aurea Spreng.
  • Panicum aureum (P.Beauv.) Trin.
  • Panicum chrysites Steud.
  • Panicum chrysodactylon Trin.
  • Panicum chrysostachyum (Schrad.) Trin.
  • Panicum holochrysum Trin.
  • Panicum pulchrum Willd. ex Spreng.
  • Paspalum aureum (P.Beauv.) Kunth
  • Paspalum canescens Nees
  • Paspalum carinatovaginatum Mez
  • Paspalum chrysanthum Nees
  • Paspalum chrysites (Steud.) Döll
  • Paspalum chrysocomum Trin. ex Nees
  • Paspalum chrysodactylon (Trin.) Döll
  • Paspalum chrysodactylon var. glabratum Döll
  • Paspalum chrysodactylon var. psilachne Döll
  • Paspalum chrysodactylon var. villosum Döll
  • Paspalum chrysostachyum Schrad.
  • Paspalum exasperatum Nees

and 8 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.