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Bearded Sprangletop

Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Diplachne fusca

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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]

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. ^ a b c "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.
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Diplachne fusca: Brief Summary

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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. It prefers to live in salty, wet conditions, such as in salt marshes and shallow depressions.

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