Broadleaf Carpetgrass

Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 32 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Broadleaf Carpetgrass: Hermeuptychia hermes, Hermeuptychia hermes sosybius

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.