Axonopus furcatus (Flüggé) A.S. Hitchcock. Big Carpetgrass. Phen: Mar-Dec. Hab: Maritime forests, other sandy forests, bottomlands, roadsides, calcareous wet meadows, lawns. Dist: Se. VA south to FL, west to TX and AR, mainly Coastal Plain but scattered inland; apparently adventive in e. MD (Knapp et al. 2011).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, SFla, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3; = Paspalum furcatum Flüggé; > Anastrophus paspaloides (Michx.) Nash – S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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