Axonopus fissifolius

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Axonopus fissifolius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Axonopus
Species:
A. fissifolius
Binomial name
Axonopus fissifolius
Synonyms

Axonopus affinis
Paspalum fissifolium

Axonopus fissifolius is a grass species which is often used as permanent pasture.

Common names include common carpetgrass, [1] caratao grass, and Louisiana grass in the United States, and mat grass, narrow-leaved carpet grass, and Durrington grass in Australia.

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at Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Axonopus fissifolius". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 January 2016.