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]
| Zoysia tenuifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Zoysia |
| Species: | Z. tenuifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Zoysia tenuifolia Willd. ex Thiele, Mascarene grass". plants.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ 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. 57 (S1). Wiley. doi:10.2135/cropsci2017.02.0074. ISSN 0011-183X.
- ^ "Zoysiagrass". aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. Aggie Horticulture, Texas A&M. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Zoysia tenuifolia – the favourite no mow grass!". planttiles.com.au. Plant Tiles Australia. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Robin Powell (3 June 2014). "Zoysia makes a brilliant green no-mow lawn". smh.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-23.