Poaceae
Common carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Axonopus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Matgras
- Chinese
- 类地毯草, 類地毯草
- English
- Common carpetgrass, Carpet grass
- Malay
- Rumput Permaidani
Synonyms
- Axonopus affinis Chase
- Axonopus ater Chase
- Axonopus compressus var. affinis (Chase) Hend.
- Axonopus fissifolius var. coronatus G.A.Black
- Axonopus fissifolius var. fissifolius
- Axonopus hirsutus G.A.Black
- Axonopus stragulus Chase
- Paspalum compressum var. arenarium Bertero
- Paspalum filifolium Kunth
- Paspalum fissifolium Raddi
- Paspalum platycaulon var. gracilius Döll
- Paspalum platycaulon var. pygmaeum Döll
- Paspalum xizangense B.S.Sun & H.Sun
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Gihan Jayaweera, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Axonopus marginatusPoaceae
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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.