Poaceae
Broadleaf carpetgrass
Axonopus compressus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Axonopus
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Common names
By language (11)
- Cantonese
- 地氈草
- Chinese
- 地毯草, 大叶油草, 大葉草
- English
- Broadleaf carpetgrass, Broadleaf carpet grass, Wide-leaved carpet grass, Wide-leaved carpetgrass
- Japanese
- ツルメヒシバ
- Javanese
- Pahitan
- Malagasy
- Ahipisaka, Ahipisakavavy
- Malayalam
- കാളപ്പുല്ല്
- Nepali
- ठूलोबन्सो
- Portuguese
- Grama Brasileira, Grama Curitibana, Grama Raspim, Grama Sempre Verde, Grama São Carlos, Grama Tapete
- Spanish
- Helopus barbatus
- Sundanese
- Jukut jampang
Synonyms
- Agrostis compressa (Sw.) Poir.
- Anastrophus compressus Schltdl.
- Anastrophus platycaulis (Poir.) Nash
- Anastrophus platycaulmis Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Anastrophus platyculmis Schlecht.
- Anastrophus platyculmus (Thouars ex Nees) Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Axonopus amplifolius Chase ex C.E.Hubb.
- Axonopus arsenei Swallen
- Axonopus brevipedunculatus (Gledhill) Gledhill
- Axonopus compressus subsp. brevipedunculatus Gledhill
- Axonopus compressus var. australis G.A.Black
- Axonopus compressus var. compressus
- Axonopus compressus var. itirapinensis G.A.Black
- Axonopus compressus var. jesuiticus Araujo
- Axonopus compressus var. macropodius (Steud.) G.A.Black
- Axonopus elongatus Swallen
- Axonopus jesuiticus (Araujo) Valls
- Axonopus kisantuensis Vanderyst
- Axonopus multipes Swallen
- Axonopus rosengurttii G.A.Black
- Digitaria domingensis Desv. ex Kunth
- Digitaria platicaulis (Poir.) Desv.
- Digitaria uniflora Salzm. ex Steud.
- Echinochloa compressa (P.Beauv.) Roberty
- Milium compressum Sw.
- Panicum platycaulon (Poir.) Kuntze
- Paspalum compressum (Sw.) Raspail
- Paspalum conjugatum var. subcordatum Griseb.
- Paspalum depressum Steud.
- Paspalum filostachyum Rich. ex Steud.
- Paspalum furcatum var. parviflorum Döll
- Paspalum guadaloupense Steud.
- Paspalum kisantuense Vanderyst
- Paspalum laticulmum Spreng.
- Paspalum longissimum var. guadaloupense Steud. ex Griseb.
- Paspalum macropodium Steud.
- Paspalum platycaulon Poir.
- Paspalum platyculmum Thouars ex Nees
- Paspalum raunkiaeri Mez
- Paspalum tenue Willd. ex Steud.
and 2 more.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.