Axonopus fissifolius
naturalizedPoaceae

Axonopus fissifolius

common carpetgrass

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Axonopus fissifolius is a grass species which is often used as permanent pasture.

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Seasonality

Only 3 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

What works

Controlling Axonopus fissifolius

From Weed Control by Species3 rows →

Best reported: foliar with 1% RangerPro in water — one report from OANRP.

  1. 5.0foliar1% RangerPro in waterGlyphosateG91 report · 1 trial
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · trial · 2019-10-02

      Trial in progress, 7 months. 100% reduction in grass cover seen at 2 months. Grass remained fully suppressed at 7 months. No notable non-target impact observed

      Habitat: wet
  2. 5.0foliar0.5% RangerPro in waterGlyphosateG91 report · 1 trial
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · trial · 2019-10-02

      Trial in progress, 7 months. Almost 100% reduction in grass cover seen at 2 months, and 100% reduction at 4 months. Less than 20% recovery at 7 months. No notable non-target impact observed

      Habitat: wet
  3. 5.0foliar0.6% Fusilade DX + 0.4% NuFilm in waterFluazifop-P-butylG11 report · 1 trial
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · trial · 2019-10-02

      Trial in progress, 7 months. Almost 100% reduction in grass cover seen at 2 months. Slight recovery at 4 months and 7 months, not exceeding 20%. No notable non-target impact observed

      Habitat: wetNear water — check the label: not every product with this ingredient is labelled for aquatic sites

Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 3 rows in the full table

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Where documented · 91 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 194 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 21 · GBIF 21 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 19 · GBIF 16 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 16 · GBIF 12 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 12 · GBIF 11 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 11 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 6 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 4 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kaohai · LānaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaūmana · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikahekaheiki · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keāliaaupuni · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hāmākualoa · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Makawao · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Makakupa‘ia · MolokaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiʻoli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hakipuʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekahe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapoho · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Nienie · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaunolū · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paomai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻaʻawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapālama · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mahana · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓