What is the difference between Bermudagrass and Zoysia?

The growth of Bermudagrass is relatively short, the rhizome is thin but tough, and it has a creeping rhizome. The stolon growing along the ground can multiply new branches and buds around. The ability to reproduce is strong. On the other hand, Zoysia grass grows vertically and its stem is yellowish. The rhizome below the ground can also derive new stolons and spread to the surrounding areas to grow new buds.

First, the introduction of Bermudagrass

1. Distribution

Dog tooth root, also known as tripping root grass, climbing root grass, salty sand grass, clematis grass, is widely distributed in all provinces south of the Yellow River in China, is distributed in warm areas all over the world, and has been cultivated near Beijing. Most of them grow near villages, roadside riverbanks and wasteland slopes.

two。 Form

Dogtooth root culm thin and tough, the lower creeping ground spread very long, nodes often adventitious roots, up to 30 cm high, culm wall thick, smooth glabrous, sometimes slightly flattened on both sides. Leaf sheath minutely ridged, ligule only one whorl of ciliate; leaf blade linear, usually glabrous on both surfaces. Spikes, spikelets grayish green or purplish, florets; anthers lavender; stigma purplish red. Caryopsis long Terete. It will blossom and bear fruit from May to October.

3. Action

The root and stem of dog tooth can be fed to pigs, cattle, horses, rabbits and chickens like to eat its leaves; the whole grass can be used as medicine, which has the effect of clearing blood, antipyretic and myogenic effect.

Second, the introduction of Zoysia grass

1. Distribution

Zoysia grass, also known as awl grass, Yandi green, distributed in Korea, Japan and China and other places, growing in areas ranging from 200 meters to 500 meters above sea level, mostly on hillsides, plains and seaside grasslands. Mainly used for sports turf.

two。 Form

Zoysia grass with transverse rhizome, whisker roots thin and weak. Culms erect, 14-20 cm tall, often with persistent withered leaf sheaths at base. Leaf sheaths glabrous, lower ones loosely covering each other, upper ones closely wrapped around stems; ligule ciliate, ca. 1.6 mm; leaf blade flattened or slightly involute, 2.5-5 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, surface sparsely pilose, abaxially subglabrous. Its caryopsis ovate, 1.5-2 mm long. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to August.

3. Action

Zoysia grass can protect slope and embankment, and can also be used as feed for horses, cattle, donkeys, mules, goats, sheep, dairy goats, rabbits, geese and fish. It can also be widely used in sports lawns all over China.

Through some of the above introduction, do you know the difference between Bermudagrass and Zoysia grass?