Details for: PI 607833, Zoysia japonica Steud., 'El Toro'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zoysia japonica Steud.
Cultivar:
'El Toro'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
May 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zoysia japonica Steud.
Cultivar:
'El Toro'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
May 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed

California, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
May 1999.
Oregon, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'El Toro'
Type: Cultivar name
Youngner, Victor B.

UCR #1
Type: Developer identifier
The Regents of the University of California

CZOY 5
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Warm-season, sod-forming grass from Asia. Used for general-purpose turf and erosion control in southeastern U.S. Relatively winter-hardy, but does not thrive or compete well where summers are short or cool. Grows best on heavy soils; not drought resistant. Relatively coarse and tough. Produces seed, but generally planted vegetatively. Zoysiagrass plant `El Toro` a new and distinct variety of Zoysia turfgrass (Zoysia japonica) characterized by its rapid establishment rate and shorter dormant period compared to other Zoysia varieties, its early spring greenup and good Fall color retention and further characterized by its superior tolerance to Zoysia rust (Puccinia Spp.) and high tolerance to drought.
Zoysia japonica Steud.
Genus:
Zoysia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Zoysiinae
Nomen number:

42306
Place of publication:

Syn. pl. glumac. 1:414. 1854
Verified:
02/10/2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Osterdamia japonica (Steud.) Hitchc.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJapanese lawn grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishKorean grass  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishKorean lawn grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishzoysia  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Chinesejie lü cao结缕草 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Italianzoisia del Giappone  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajishiba  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Koreanjandi  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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Pedigree
Description:
Discovered in turf cultivar plot at University of California South Coast Field Station.
Intellectual Property Rights
U.S. Plant patent. 5845, Issued: 30 Dec 1986.