Poaceae
Big carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Axonopus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Big carpetgrass
Synonyms
- Anastrophus furcatus (Flüggé) Nash
- Anastrophus obtusifolius (Raddi) Nash
- Axonopus chaseanus Herter
- Axonopus obtusifolius (Raddi) Chase
- Axonopus obtusifolius var. rolfsii G.A.Black
- Panicum ischaemoides J.Koenig ex Trin.
- Paspalum digitaria C.Muell.
- Paspalum furcatum Flüggé
- Paspalum furcatum var. grandiflorum Döll
- Paspalum furcatum var. villosum (Vasey) Vasey
- Paspalum michauxianum var. villosum Vasey
- Paspalum obtusatum Nees ex Döll
- Paspalum obtusifolium Raddi
- Paspalum paspalodes var. villosum (Vasey) Scribn. & C.R.Ball
- Paspalum platycaule Willd. ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.