Diplachne fusca

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.
Synonyms
	List Bromus polystachios Forssk.; Diplachne polystachia Backer; Festuca fusca L.; Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth; Poa fusca (L.) Desf.; ;

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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