Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. subsp. fascicularis (Lam.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow GRIN-Global

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

Summary

Genus:

Diplachne

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

465472

Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 109:1327. 2012 "fasciculata"

Verified:

06/28/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. (0 active accession[s])
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. subsp. fusca (8 active accession[s])
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. subsp. muelleri (Benth.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow (0 active accession[s])
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. subsp. uninervia (J. Presl) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) P. Beauv.
Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth subsp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

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Reference(s)

Petersen, P. M. et al. 2012. A molecular phylogeny and classification of Leptochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Chlorideae) sensu lato and related genera. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109:1317-1330.

Common names

English
bearded sprangletop –
sprangletop –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Zacatecas]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Oregon, Washington]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nayarit]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	potential seed contaminant		CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465472. Accessed 18 July 2025.