Korean Lawngrass

Description

Zoysia japonica (commonly known as Korean lawngrass,Zoysiagrass or Japanese lawngrass) is a species of creeping, mat-forming, short perennial grass that grows by both rhizomes and stolons. It is native to the coastal grasslands of southeast Asia and Indonesia.The United States was first introduced to Z. japonica in 1895. It received its first import from the Chinese region of Manchuria.Today, Z. japonica has become one of the most widely used species of turfgrass in the United States, serving as a close alternative to bermudagrass.