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You may be interested in reading an article on Carpetgrass by Texas Cooperative Extension Turfgrass Specialist Richard Duble.

Learn more about Common Carpetgrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Axonopus fissifolius   FAMILY Poaceae

(?) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-77-001:
Axonopus affinis   FAMILY Poaceae

(?) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Axonopus affinis

SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Paspalum fissifolium

COMMON NAME:
Common Carpetgrass

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_axaf_003_lhd

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_axfi_001_lvd

        

Karen Burnett    kwb_dscf09431

November?    Pickens County    SC

A predominant pasture grass of s. Coastal Plain, sometimes in dense mats, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Axonopus fissifolius   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Axonopus fissifolius   FAMILY Poaceae

(?) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-77-001:
Axonopus affinis   FAMILY Poaceae

(?) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Axonopus affinis

SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Paspalum fissifolium