Plants Profile for Axonopus fissifolius (common carpetgrass)

General Information
Symbol:	AXFI
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	HI I L48 N PR N
Other Common Names:	narrowleaved carpetgrass
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Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

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.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
AXAF	Axonopus affinis Chase

Classification

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

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

U.S. Weed Information
Axonopus fissifolius 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.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Caribbean	FACU
Hawaii	FAC

North America
Arid West	FAC
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Great Plains	FAC

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (AXFI)
CalPhotos (AXFI)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (AXAF)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (AXFI)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (AXFI)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Treatment (AXFI)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Illustration (AXFI)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Map (AXFI)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (AXFI)

Related Websites
Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image (AXFI)
GU-Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems (AXFI)
Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plants Products: abstract & bibliography (AXFI)
University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii (AXFI)

Wildlife

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Description of Values

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