Botanical Name

• The botanical name for carpet grass is Axonopus affinis or Axonopus compressus.
  
  

Origin

• Carpet grass is native to the West Indies. It was introduced to the United States in the early 1800s.
  
  

Location

• Carpet grass is found from East Texas to Florida and north to Virginia and Arkansas.
  
  

Identification

• Carpet grass has flat runners (stolons), wide leaves and rounded tips. It resembles centipedegrass and St. Augustinegrass in leaf density but is lighter green in color. Carpet grass produces crabgrass-like, tall seed heads in the summer, which gives a weedy appearance.
  
  

Advantages

• Carpet grass grows well in wet, poorly drained soil. It is low maintenance and requires little fertilization.
  
  

Disadvantages

• Carpet grass will not survive in dry soil unless frequently watered. It has poor cold, drought and salt tolerance. Carpet grass is susceptible to nematodes, insects and disease.