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Axonopus fissifolius

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Axonopus fissifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Axonopus
Species:
A. fissifolius
Binomial name
Axonopus fissifolius
Synonyms

Axonopus affinis
Paspalum fissifolium

Axonopus fissifolius is a grass species which is often used as permanent pasture.

Common names include common carpetgrass,[1] caratao grass, and Louisiana grass in the United States, and mat grass, narrow-leaved carpet grass, and Durrington grass in Australia.

at Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Axonopus fissifolius​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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