PLANTS Profile for Axonopus compressus (broadleaf carpetgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.
broadleaf carpetgrass

Symbol:

AXCO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N


Other common names:
	lawn grass
	tropical carpet grass

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Line Drawing of Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

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Synonyms:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

	ANCO8	Anastrophus compressus Schltr. ex Döll, nom. inval.
	AXCOA	Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv. var. australis G.A. Black
	MICO14	Milium compressum Sw.

Distribution:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 9 species in Axonopus

Classification:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

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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 compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv. – broadleaf carpetgrass

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW-

FACW-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.

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 41465.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 05:04 AM CDT