This grass not Axonopus compressus or Cynodon dactylon it is something else. The first one generally grows well in shaded places and with flat short leaves and even flat stems. kunhikannan
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:36 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you are correct its also called carpet grass seen in many parks > tanay > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> 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 > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > > -- Dr. C.Kunhikannan, Division of Biodiversity, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu.
