Common Carpetgrass [Axonopus fissifolius]

Origin: Native to North America
Use: Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
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Plant Description:
General   
Life Span  Perennial
Growth Form  native, warm-season, stoloniferous perennial grass.
Management:
Seeding Rate 
40" Rows:  Broadcast: 		  
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Soil texture  Sandy: 
Loam: 
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High
Moderate
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General   
ID Features: The height of this grass at maturity is between 8 and 20 inches tall. The leaf blade is usually flat or folded; 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide; fine hair along margin near base; rounded or slightly pointed; and reddish or purplish near maturity. The ligule is a minute membrane. The seedhead is usually 3 slender racemes 1-1/2 to 4 inches long, 2 at summit and 1, rarely 2, below.
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