Broad-leafed Carpet Grass
Axonopus compressus
Poaceae
It is used as a permanent pasture in some places and can be cut for forage. It is also used to reduced erosion, as it can tolerate moist soil conditions and shade. It is used as turf in some locations.
Broad-leafed carpet grass is a robust creeping perennial grass that can form dense mats. Broad-leafed carpet grass can be found growing in situation where light and moisture levels are suitable. It is considered a weed of habitation and can be found growing in parks, gardens and roadsides, but can also be found in shaded areas of moist grasslands, bushland, riparian areas and rainforest margins. In New South Wales and Queensland, this grass is considered an environmental weed. While the growth habit of this grass is beneficial in helping to reduce erosion, it is reported to reduce plant diversity due to this growth habit. Broad-leaf carpet grass tolerates a range of soil types. Prolonged low soil moistures levels are detrimental. It prefers moist soil conditions.
It is attacked by grass webworm (Herpetogramma licarsisalis). It is also an alternative host for Rhizoctonia solani. It is a host for rice tungro spherical waikavirus and maize streak monogeminivirus (MSV).