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Axonopus fissifolius
Also called Caratao Grass, Carpet Grass, Common Carpet Grass
Common carpetgrass is a low, spreading grass widely used as permanent pasture and lawn in warm regions. It thrives in warm, moist conditions and is tolerant of poor drainage and low fertility.
Axonopus fissifolius is a grass species which is often used as permanent pasture.
Common names include common carpetgrass, caratao grass, and Louisiana grass in the United States, and mat grass, narrow-leaved carpet grass, and Durrington grass in Australia.
This species' native range encompasses the southeastern United States (from Virginia westward to Texas), Grenada in the Caribbean, and throughout Central and South America. It has been introduced to regions within Asia, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Axonopus fissifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
