Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlmann. Common name: Common Carpetgrass. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, sandy forests, fields, roadsides, lawns. Distribution: VA south to FL, west to TX and OK, and extending into tropical America (to Argentina).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, Mex, NcTx, NS, POWO, Va, WH3; = n/a — C; = Paspalum fissifolium Raddi ? Axonopus affinis Chase — GW1, HC, RAB, SFla, Tx, W. Basionym: Paspalum fissifolium Raddi 1823
Links to other floras: = Axonopus fissifolius - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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