Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Axonopus fissifolius
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Axonopus fissifolius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Axonopus fissifolius
(?) 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
(?) -
Paspalum fissifolium
COMMON NAME:
Common Carpetgrass
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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 (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Axonopus fissifolius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Axonopus fissifolius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Axonopus fissifolius
(?)
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
(?)
-
Paspalum fissifolium
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