Carpet grass | |
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Axonopus fissifolius | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Paspaleae |
Subtribe: | Paspalinae |
Genus: | Axonopus P.Beauv. 1812, not Hook.f. 1896 nor (Steud.) Chase 1911 [1] |
Type species | |
Axonopus aureus | |
Synonyms [4] [5] | |
Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family, known generally as carpet grass. [6] They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas with one species in tropical Africa and another on Easter Island. [6] [4] They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
Saccharum is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family.
Calamagrostis is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of Calamagrostis generally occur at higher elevations. These tufted perennials usually have hairless narrow leaves. The ligules are usually blunt. The inflorescence forms a panicle. Some may be reed-like.
Dichanthelium is genus of flowering plants of the grass family, Poaceae. They are known commonly as rosette grasses and panicgrasses.
Digitaria is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They are slender monocotyledonous annual and perennial lawn, pasture, and forage plants; some are often considered lawn pests. Digitus is the Latin word for "finger", and they are distinguished by the long, finger-like inflorescences they produce.
Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Eriochloa is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, commonly called cupgrass. They are found across much of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, plus a few places in European Russia.
Eriochrysis is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
Luziola (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies.
Thrasya is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.
Olyra is a genus of tropical bamboos in the grass family. It is native primarily to the Western Hemisphere, with one species extending into Africa.
Urochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include signalgrass.
Ichnanthus, commonly called bedgrass, is a genus of tropical plants in the grass family, widespread in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
Mesosetum is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies.