Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora | Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. fascicularis (Lam.). P.M. Peterson & N. Snow

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

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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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