Manila Grass (Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.)
Also classified as Zoysia pacifica (Goudsw.) M.Hotta & Kuroki (=Zoysia matrella var. pacifica Goudsw.).
BONAP recognizes Zoysia pacifica as a separate species, but we treat it as a variety of this species, Zoysia matrella var. pacifica Goudsw., per POWO's treatment.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Uses
This species is used as a turfgrass in the warmer parts of the US, particularly the south, and sometimes in California. We recommend avoiding it because it has invasive potential; it has escaped into the wild in a number of regions, and seems to be most aggressive in south Florida.
↑Links & External Resources
• Zoysia matrella (Manila grass) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Zoysia matrella (Manila grass) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Zoysia matrella | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Zoysia pacifica† | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Zoysia matrella | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Zoysia matrella | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Manila Grass | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
Different Taxonomic Treatments
† Each of these links refer only to part of the populations covered by this page.
