Zoysia japonica (Introduced)

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Zoysia japonica Steud.,  Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 414 1854. (Syn: Osterdamia japonica (Steud.) Hitchc.; Zoysia japonica f. macrostachya H.D.Dong & L.J.Gong; Zoysia japonica var. pallida Honda; Zoysia koreana Mez; Zoysia matrella subsp. japonica (Steud.) Masamura & Yanagih.; Zoysia matrella var. japonica (Steud.) Sasaki; Zoysia matrella subsp. japonica (Steud.) Masam. & Yanagita; Zoysia pungens var. japonica (Steud.) Hack.);
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S. Russian Far East to E. China and Temp. E. Asia: China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Primorye, Taiwan; Introduced into: Alabama, California, Fiji, Florida, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marianas, Maryland, Myanmar, Ontario, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Virginia as per POWO;
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ZOY-shuh or ZOY-see-uh — named for Karl von Zois (or Zoys), Austrian botanist
juh-PON-ih-kuh — of or from Japan
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commonly known as: Japanese lawn grass, Korean lawn grass, Korean temple grass, zoysia grass
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Native of: s-e and e Asia, Australasia; naturalized / cultivated elsewhere
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ID Request??? : (mixed thread): 11 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2).
Please help me to identify this grass species.
Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Date: 26-03-2014
Further, Please find attachment for the reference.

Is this the ornamental Korean Grass?

yes Korean carpet or Taiwan grass

This ornamental lawn grass is the Korean or Japanese blue grass Zoysia japonica

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Poaceae (formerly and a.k.a. Gramineae) » Zoysia japonicum … dear
friends, please validate this ID.
Synonyms: Osterdamia japonica, Zoysia koreana
ZOY-shuh or ZOY-see-uh — named for Karl von Zois (or Zoys), Austrian botanist
juh-PON-ih-kuh — of or from Japan
commonly known as: Japanese lawn grass, Korean lawn grass, Korean temple grass, zoysia grass
Native of: s-e and e Asia, Australasia; naturalized / cultivated elsewhere
… at Nirvana Park, Powai, Mumbai 12 APR 07

There are more than one grass that is being used on Lawn, called with various names, KENYA GRASS, JAPANESE GRASS, LAWN GRASS, CARPET GRASS, MEXICAN CARPET GRASS, FLAT GRASS etc. So with this picture its not possible to make out. Flowers may help.

Carpet grass planted in Delhi and other parts of North India is cushion like with very narrow almost needle like leaves. It is Axonopus compressus. Normal lawn grass is doob grass, Cynodon dactylon

Rather, any one maintaining the lawn won’t allow it to flower through regular mowing. Leave a small patch undisturbed, and hope it flowers.

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Reposting Zoysia japonica for ID confirmation: 4 high res. images.
I am sharing pictures of the introduced and common lawn grass Zoysia japonica‘s inflorescence. Yesterday I attached the wrong pictures therefore posting it again with new photos. Kindly confirm the ID.
Observed in flowering in May 2024 at Hamirpur, H.P.

To me also appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/07/zoysia-japonicum/

 

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References:
POWO  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP