Axonopus Compressus 'Cow Grass'
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Axonopus Compressus 'Cow Grass'
Height
5 ft by 2ft
Axonopus Compressus 'Cow Grass'
| Family Name: | Poaceae (Gramineae) |
| Common Name: | Tropical Carpet Grass, Wide-Leaved Carpet Grass, Cow Grass, Rumput Parit |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Creeping stoloniferous grass, forms a dense mat on the ground surface, rarely reaching more than 15 cm tall. New shoots developing from older nodes can be up to 50 cm tall. |
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| Foliage | Leaf sheath loose, compressed, keeled; leaf blade broadly oblong, blunt, measuring 5 - 15 x 0.4 - 1 cm, hairy. |
| Stems | Creeping stem, internodes flattened, measuring 3 - 3.5 cm long, nodes hairy. |
| Flowers | Inflorescence; each stalk carries 2 - 3 spikelets measuring about 4 - 10 cm, stalks arise from the uppermost leaf sheath; spikelet flattened, has 2 flowers, green, elliptical, pointed, measures 2 - 3.5 mm x 1 - 1.3 mm, upper floret bisexual. |
| Fruit | Caryopsis, elliptical shaped, measures 1.25 mm long, yellow-brown colour. |
| Habitat | Flourish well in moist soil, and humid areas. |
| Similar | Similar to A. affinis but it is more robust, has stouter stolon and culm as well as wider leaves. |
| Etymology | The genus Axonopus means axle-stalkted, which refers to the spicate raceme that radiate around the upper part of rachis. The specific epithet compressus means flattened sideways, pressed together. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Others: A good ground cover to prevent soil erosion, and used widely as a lawn grass in the tropical and subtropical area. |
Full Sun
Semi Shade
Moderate Water
Coastal Plant
Grass or Grass-like Plant