Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Spermatophyta

Subphylum: Angiospermae

Class: Equisetopsida

Sub class: Magnoliidae 

Order: Poales

Family: Poaceae

Genus: Axonopus

Species: Axonopus compressus

Description: Creeping stoloniferous grass, forms a dense mt on the ground surface rarely reaching more than 15 cm New shoots developing from older nodes can be up to 50 cm tall. Leaf sheath loose, compressed, keeled; leaf blade broadly oblong, blunt, measuring 5 – 15 x 0.4 – 1 cm, hairy.

Uses : In Southern Nigeria, people use Axonopus compressus to treat ailments like common cold and diabetesIt is used as a lawn grass in Australia and the USA.