Zoysia macrostachya Franch. & Sav.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Zoysia

Characteristics

Perennial, loosely spreading from extensive, deep, slender rhizomes. Culms erect or ascending, 10–20 cm tall, much branched at ground level, many-noded. Leaf sheaths overlapping over whole culm length, glabrous, bearded at mouth with 2–3 mm hairs; leaf blades linear-lanceolate, stiff, patent, margins involute, 1.5–8 cm, 2–4 mm wide, abaxial surface glabrous or puberulous, adaxial surface glaucous, glabrous, apex pungent. Inflorescence lanceolate-oblong, 3–5 × 0.5–1 cm, base enclosed in inflated uppermost leaf sheaths; spikelets many, closely overlapping; pedicels stout, 1–2 mm, apex slightly oblique. Spikelets 6–8 × ca. 2 mm, yellowish, brown or purplish brown; lower glume absent; upper glume elliptic-oblong, obscurely 7-veined, minutely puberulent along margins and near apex, apex acute or with subapical awn to 1.2 mm; lemma lanceolate, ca. 4 mm, 1-veined; palea absent. Anthers 2–2.5 mm. Caryopsis 1.8–2 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Sep. 2n = 40.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Zoysia macrostachya world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:426999-1
WFO ID wfo-0000908053
COL ID 5D8TJ
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Synonyms

Osterdamia macrostachya Zoysia macrostachya