Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Axonopus scoparius
Maicillo, Carpet grass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Axonopus
Species
scoparius
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Axonopus micay García-Barr. (GBIF, 2021, POWO, 2022).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Its native distribution range is Mexico to S. Tropical America (POWO, 2022).
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Axonopus scoparius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20356. Accessed 5 November 2026.