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| Synonyms: |
Axonopus kisantuensis Vanderyst Milium compressum Swartz |
| Common names: | Carpet grass (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Stoloniferous sward-forming perennial. Culms 15–60 cm. high, the nodes pubescent. Leaf laminae 3–12 mm. wide, obtuse to bluntly acute. Racemes 2–5, each 3–10 cm. long. Spikelets 2–2.5 mm. long, oblong-elliptic, glabrous to pubescent. Superior lemma 4/5 length of spikelet, with a short tuft of hairs at apex. |
| Notes: | Introduced as a lawn grass in damp shady places. |
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| Habitat: | Damp shady places, where it is commonly used as a lawn grass. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America; widely introduced in other tropical countries |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 91 - 94. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 100. |
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