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big carpetgrass
Scientific Name: Axonopus furcatus
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: MD (big carpet grass)
Big Carpetgrass (Axonopus furcatus)
Axonopus furcatus, commonly known as Big Carpetgrass, is a perennial grass found in various regions.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a grass, which may produce seedheads.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Axonopus furcatus (Fluegg) Hitchc.
- Common Name: Big Carpetgrass
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Group: Monocots
- Synonyms: Axonopus furcatus (Fluegge) A.S. Hitchc.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Texas and primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Observed along edges of depressions with trees such as Acer rubrum and Liquidambar styraciflua, adjacent to flatwoods.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Perennial grass.
- Plants are usually cespitose (growing in tufts), sometimes stoloniferous (producing stolons or runners).
- Nodes of the stolons are often pilose (hairy).
- Culms (stems) are 10-75 cm tall, erect or depressed-decumbent (lying down but with the tip growing upwards).
Ecological Role
- Used to fill in quickly in landscapes.
Further Information
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
- Discover Life
- PLANTS Database