Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. fascicularis (Lam.). P.M. Peterson & N. Snow

Locations ofDiplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. fascicularis (Lam.). P.M. Peterson & N. Snow in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. fascicularis (Lam.). P.M. Peterson & N. Snow
Common Name
Bearded Sprangletop, Long-awned Sprangletop, Salt-meadow Grass
Synonym(s)
Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) P. Beauv.; Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) Gray; Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow; Diplachne fusca var. fascicularis (Lam.). P.M. Peterson & N. Snow; Diplachne maritima E.P. Bicknell
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Diplachne maritima E.P. Bicknell
Comments
The number of different generic, species, and subspecific names that have been applied to this species is indicative of complex taxonomic issues. Until greater clarity is attained, we are opting to follow the approach of Snow, the foremost expert in this group, rather than Flora of the Southeastern U.S. and Flora of Virginia. See the following:
Snow, N., P.M. Peterson, K. Romaschenko, and B.K. Simon. 2018. Monograph of Diplachne (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae). PhytoKeys 93: 1-102.

See also map and comments for Diplachne fusca ssp. uninerva.
Habitat
Interdune swales and ponds, overwash flats, disturbed tidal shores, and other disturbed, brackish habitats. Infrequent in the maritime and estuarine zones of the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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