| Zoysia japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Zoysia |
| Species: | Z. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Zoysia japonica Steud.
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Zoysia japonica (commonly known as Korean lawngrass,[1] zoysia grass or Japanese lawngrass) is a species of creeping, mat-forming, short perennial grass that grows by both rhizomes and stolons.[2][3] It is native to the coastal grasslands of southeast Asia and Indonesia.[4] The United States was first introduced to Z. japonica in 1895. It received its first import from the Chinese region of Manchuria.[3] Today, Z. japonica has become one of the most widely used species of turfgrass in the United States and other countries worldwide such as in Brazil,[5] serving as a close and cheaper alternative to bermudagrass.[6][7]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Zoysia japonica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ Casler, Michael D.; Duncan, Ronny R. (2003). Turfgrass Biology, Genetics, and Breeding. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 272, 273. ISBN 0471444103.
- ^ a b Duble, Richard L. (2001). Turfgrasses: Their Management and Use in the Southern Zone, Second Edition. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 61–66. ISBN 1585441619.
- ^ Casler, Michael D.; Duncan, Ronny R. (2003). Turfgrass Biology, Genetics, and Breeding. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 271, 274. ISBN 0471444103.
- ^ Iwai, L.K. (Dec 20, 2016). "Emerald Grass characteristics, information, and curiosities". Retrieved Feb 26, 2021.
- ^ Christians, Nick E.; Patton, Aaron J.; Law, Quincy D. (2016). Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, 5th edition. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119205562.
- ^ Garrett, Howard (2014). Organic Lawn Care: Growing Grass the Natural Way. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0292760622.