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Axonopus compressus

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Axonopus compressus
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A. compressus
Binomial name
Axonopus compressus

Axonopus compressus (syn. Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. var. australis G.A.Black, Milium compressum Sw., Paspalum compressum (Sw.) Nees, Paspalum platycaule Willd. ex Steud., Paspalum platycaulon Poir.) is a species of grass. It is often used as a permanent pasture, groundcover, and turf in moist, low fertility soils, particularly in shaded situations. It is generally too low-growing to be useful in cut-and-carry systems or for fodder conservation.

Common names

  • English: American carpet grass, broadleaf carpet grass, tropical carpet grass, blanket grass, lawn grass, Louisiana grass, savanna grass, Kearsney grass
  • Fijian: kambutu ni vavalangi
  • French: buffalo américain
  • Spanish: alfombra, grama bahiana, grama trenza, zacate amargo
  • Portuguese: grama-são-carlos, grama curitibana, grama-sempre-verde, grama tapete, capim-bananal, pasto