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Purpus' carpetgrass

Axonopus purpusii (Mez) Chase

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Axonopus

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Purpus' carpetgrass
Portuguese
Capim-mimoso

Synonyms

  • Axonopus anomalus Swallen
  • Axonopus flexilis (Mez) Henrard
  • Axonopus purpusii var. glabrescens Valls ex Longhi-Wagner
  • Axonopus purpusii var. purpusii
  • Paspalum flexile Mez
  • Paspalum platycaulon var. parviflorum Döll
  • Paspalum purpusii Mez

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

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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.