Poaceae

Carpetgrass

Axonopus scoparius (Flüggé) Kuhlm.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Axonopus

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Carpetgrass (Axonopus scoparius) — Photo: cstobie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 帝皇草
English: Carpetgrass, Imperial crapet grass, Imperial grass, Pasto micael
Spanish: Maicillo

Synonyms

Anastrophus deludens (Chase) Nash
Anthenantia columbiensis (Kuntze) K.Schum.
Anthenantia gigantea K.Schum.
Axonopus deludens Chase
Axonopus iridifolius (Poepp.) G.A.Black
Axonopus mathewsii (Mez) Hitchc.
Axonopus mexicanus G.A.Black
Axonopus micay García-Barr.
Axonopus scoparius f. mattogrossense Kuhlm.
Axonopus scoparius f. mattogrossense Kuhlm.
Axonopus scoparius f. mattogrossensis Kuhlm.
Axonopus scoparius f. scoparius
Axonopus scoparius var. glabriusculus Kuhlm.
Axonopus scoparius var. scoparius
Panicum columbiense Kuntze
Panicum giganteum Kuntze
Paspalum columbiense Kuntze
Paspalum fournierianum var. maximum Thell.
Paspalum giganteum Kuntze
Paspalum hackelianum Sodiro
Paspalum iridifolium Poepp.
Paspalum mathewsii Mez
Paspalum oriziforme Steud.
Paspalum oryziforme Steud. ex Döll
Paspalum scoparium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Flüggé
Paspalum tripinnatum Mez

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: cstobie, CC BY 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.