Axonopus fissifolius
Common name: Common Carpetgrass
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Axonopus |
| Species: | A. fissifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlmann | |
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| Natural range of Axonopus fissifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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[hide]Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Paspalum fissifolium Raddi; Axonopus affinis Chase
Varieties: none
Description
A. fissifolius is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family, is native to North America and Puerto Rico, and has been introduced to Hawaii. [1] Leaf blade can be flat or folded, fine hairs along margin near the base, slightly pointed or rounded, and purplish or reddish when mature. Seedhead has 3 slender racemes, 2 at summit and 1 (rarely 2) below.[2]
Distribution
A. fissifolius can be found in the southeastern United States from Texas to Virginia, California, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
A. fissifolius is found in pine flatwoods, sandy forests, fields, roadsides, and lawns. [3] It has also been found in grassland areas with poor drainage, among other bunchgrasses. [4]
Phenology
A. fissifolius occurs more in spots where grazing and trampling were particularly heavy. [5]
Use by animals
A. fissifolius is rated as good forage. [6] It is grazed all year by various livestock.[2]
Conservation and Management
A. fissifolius is designated as a weedy or invasive plant by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
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References and notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=AXFI
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Magee, P. (2005). Plant Fact Sheet: Common Carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius. N.R.C.S. United States Department of Agriculture. Baton Rouge, LA.
- Jump up ↑ . Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- Jump up ↑ Boughton, E., et al. (2013). "Season of fire and nutrient enrichment affect plant community dynamics in subtropical semi-natural grasslands released from agriculture." Biological Conservation 158: 239-247.
- Jump up ↑ Lewis, C. E. (1970). "Responses to chopping and rock phosphate on south Florida ranges " Journal of Range Management 23: 276-282.
- Jump up ↑ Hilmon, J. B. (1964). "Plants of the Caloosa Experimental Range " U.S. Forest Service Research Paper SE-12
