Biology:Zoysia tenuifolia

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Short description: Species of grass

Zoysia tenuifolia
Typical Zoysia tenuifolia appearance
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zoysia
Species:
Z. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Zoysia tenuifolia
Thiele

Zoysia tenuifolia is a type of grass originally thought to be one of the native grass type to the Mascarene Island.[1][2] The epithet tenuifolia is commonly used to describe plant specimens in Mascarene Islands and Zoysia tenuifolia is also called Mascarene grass. Korean grass is another common name for this species. Z. tenuifolia is not widely used as a general lawn grass due to its slow growth rate and tendency to form clumps, although this species is commonly bred with Zoysia japonica to create popular hybrid zoysia cultivars, such as Emerald and Geo.[3]

This grass may also be a subspecies of the commonly used lawn grass Manila grass, being referred to as Zoysia matrella var. pacifica. [citation needed]

References

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  1. Oh, Jun-Suk; Lee, Yu-Jin; Lee, Sang-Kook (2015-12-30). "Late Fall Nitrogen Application and Turf Cover for Zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica) Spring Green-up". Weed & Turfgrass Science 4 (4): 383–389. doi:10.5660/wts.2015.4.4.383. ISSN 2287-7924. 
  2. "Zoysia tenuifolia Willd. ex Thiele, Mascarene grass". United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ZOTE. 
  3. Patton, Aaron J.; Schwartz, Brian M.; Kenworthy, Kevin E. (2017). "Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) History, Utilization, and Improvement in the United States: A Review". Crop Science (Wiley) 57 (S1). doi:10.2135/cropsci2017.02.0074. ISSN 0011-183X. 
  4. "Zoysiagrass". Aggie Horticulture, Texas A&M. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/turf/publications/zoysia.html. 
  5. "Zoysia tenuifolia – the favourite no mow grass!". Plant Tiles Australia. https://www.planttiles.com.au/zoysia-tenuifolia-the-favourite-no-mow-grass/. 
  6. Robin Powell (3 June 2014). "Zoysia makes a brilliant green no-mow lawn". The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/zoysia-makes-a-brilliant-green-nomow-lawn-20140603-zrw01.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3023700 entry