A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow[HC2]
bearded sprangletop
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA24: "Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis extends from southern British Columbia and Ontario to Argentina, although it has not yet been reported from Georgia. Coastal populations from Massachusetts to Florida with long lemma awns have been called L. fascicularis var. maritima (E.P. Bicknell) Gleason. They do not merit taxonomic recognition because long awns and salinity tolerance are common throughout the species.
Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis differs from L. viscida, which grows in the same region, in its longer panicles, frequently unawned or mucronate lemmas, and whitish florets."
Last updated 6/15/2009 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Diplachne acuminata Nash
Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) P. Beauv.
Diplachne maritima E.P. Bicknell
Leptochloa acuminata (Nash) Mohlenbr.
Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray[HC]
Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray var. acuminata (Nash) Gleason
Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray var. maritima (E.P. Bicknell) Gleason
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N.W. Snow
