Plant Details

Scientific Name: *Axonopus fissifolius (Axonopus affinis)
  • Common Name: Narrow Leaf Carpet Grass
  • Type: Herb, Grass, Perennial, mat-forming
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Status: Weed This introduced Plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native Species.
  • Size: culms 10-60 cm tall
  • Fruit: Seedhead similar to broad-leaved carpet Grass
  • Species List: Grass book, Batianoff, Cranks Creek, AH Collection, Botany 07, Weeds, Heritage Park

Cultural Notes

Native of tropical Africa

Identification Notes

Rhizomes short. Leaves have a boat-shaped tip, 2-4mm wide. Nodes are hairless. Leaf sheaths strongly compressed.

Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS:

  • *Axonopus fissifolius (Axonopus affinis)
  • *Axonopus fissifolius (Axonopus affinis)
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