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Zoysia japonica

Common name:	Korean Lawn Grass	Family:	Gramineae
Author:	Steud.	Botanical references:	58, 200, 266
Synonyms:	Zoysia pungens japonica, Zoysia pungens (non Willd.), Osterdamia japonica
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat:	Sunny slopes in mountains and hills all over Japan[58].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Osterdamia matrella[G] Z. matrella[G,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Korean Temple Grass [B], Korean Templegrass [P], Manila Templegrass [P],
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Cyperales. Renamed to Poaceae -- Grass family

Physical Characteristics

An evergreen perennial growing to 0.2m. . It is in leaf all year, in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from June to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind. We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Lawn, Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Seed; Stem.

Seed[177]. No more details are given.
Stem bases[177]. No more details are given.

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil.
Frequently cultivated in warm temperate zones as a lawn grass[58, 200]. Plants are hardy to about -10°c and succeed outdoors in many parts of Britain[200].

Propagation

Seed - surface sow in spring in a greenhouse. Germination should take place within 2 weeks, prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring.

Suppliers

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Web References

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA's Plants database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Zoysia matrella (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[FAO] Data (Description, Habitat, Location and Use) from the FAO's Grassland Index.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA's Plants database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[58] Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

[266] Flora of China 1994
On-line version of the Flora - an excellent resource giving basic info on habitat and some uses.

Readers Comments

Zoysia japonica

Sat May 10 09:23:52 2003

water requirement per quarter meter should be included

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Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future - Species Database. Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
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