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§1 Plant

Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

vernacular broadleaf carpetgrass — species · Poaceae

USDA: AXCO
GBIF: 2705924
Rank: species

broadleaf carpetgrass (Axonopus compressus) — Platephotograph · $.MsiyaneCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae Barnhart
Genus: Axonopus

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§2b

County-level range

· 23 counties across 4 states/territories

Legend Native · 23 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Moisture use: High
Fire: Medium
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: None
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -3 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 210 min.
Precipitation: 40–100 in/yr
pH range: 4.5–7
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Stoloniferous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 1 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: Yes
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 1,222,000
Propagation: seed, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 23 counties across 4 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 4 N ▾

Florida view state ↗ 15 N ▾

Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾

Lee 13177

Louisiana view state ↗ 3 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/AXCO ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2705924 ↗

Record version

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