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[[Category:Turfgrasses]] 

[[Image:zoysiajapan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Zoysiagrass fairway, rough and green]]
[[Image:zoysiaman.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dormant zoysiagrass]][[Image:zoysiatex.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Zoysia japonica textural characteristics]]
[[Image:rolled.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Vernation rolled]]
[[Image:zoysia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Zoysiagrass at two mowing heights]]

*'''Scientific Name:''' ''Zoysia japonica''


*'''Common Names:''' manila grass, siglap grass (East Asia), Korean grass, Mascarene grass


*'''Climatic Zone:''' [[Subtropical]], [[Tropical]]


*'''Geographic Distribution:''' North America (subtropical), East Asia


*'''Life Cycle:''' [[hcswiki:perennial grasses|Perennial]]


*'''Photosynthetic Apparatus:''' [[C4]]


*'''Major Identifying Characteristic:''' [[hcswiki:vernation|Vernation]] is rolled, [[hcswiki:ligule|ligule]] is a fringe of hairs, still long hairs along the leaf blade, [[collar]] is broad and continuous with long hairs