Diplachne fusca

Diplachne fusca, called bearded sprangletop, is a widespread species of grass in the genus Diplachne, native to North America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, and introduced in Europe, New Zealand and Hawaii, among other places.^[2] It prefers to live in salty, wet conditions, such as in salt marshes and shallow depressions.^[3]

Diplachne fusca
In its typical habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Diplachne
Species:	D. fusca
Binomial name
Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Bromus polystachios Forssk. Diplachne polystachia Backer Festuca fusca L. Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth Poa fusca (L.) Desf.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Diplachne fusca subsp. fascicularis (Lam.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow
• Diplachne fusca subsp. fusca
• Diplachne fusca subsp. muelleri (Benth.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow
• Diplachne fusca subsp. uninervia (J.Presl) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow

References

1. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 615 (1817)
2. "Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (26 April 2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1202. ISBN 9780849313035.