''Axonopus'' is a genus of plants in the
grass family, known generally as carpet grass.
[ They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the ]Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
with one species in tropical Africa
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and another on Easter Island
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its ne ...
.[ They are sometimes ]rhizomatous
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow ho ...
and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
; Species[
; formerly included][
]
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses (Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several imp ...
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Grass Manual Treatment
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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Panicoideae
Poaceae genera
Grasses of North America
Grasses of South America
Grasses of Mexico
Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois