PLANTS Profile for Zoysia (lawngrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Zoysia Willd.
lawngrass

Symbol:

ZOYSI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Zoysia Willd.

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Distribution:
Zoysia Willd.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NM, TN, VA), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Zoysia Willd.

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Zoysia japonica Steud.. .

Zoysia japonica
Korean lawngrass

Distribution of Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.. . Image Available.

Zoysia matrella
Manila grass

Distribution of Zoysia tenuifolia Willd. ex Thiele. . Image Available.

Zoysia tenuifolia
Mascarene grass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Zoysia Willd.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Zoysia Willd. – lawngrass

More Accounts and Images:
Zoysia Willd.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42272.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 06:47 AM CDT