PLANTS Profile for Axonopus fissifolius (common carpetgrass)

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Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.
common carpetgrass

Symbol:

AXFI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N

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Photo of Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

Axonopus affinis

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

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Synonyms:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

AXAF

Axonopus affinis Chase

Distribution:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 9 species in Axonopus

Classification:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Axonopus P. Beauv. – carpetgrass
Species	Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm. – common carpetgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

Louisiana grass
carpetgrass
common carpetgrass
mat grass
narrowleaved carpetgrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Axonopus affinis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW-

FACW-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 193433.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Related Web Sites:
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plants Products: abstract & bibliography

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 02:12 AM MDT