Diplachne fusca subsp. fascicularis (Lam.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109: 1327 (2012)

This subspecies is accepted

The native range of this subspecies is New World. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit: Somewhat succulent annual with freely branching culms 30–100 cm long, erect to spreading or prostrate
Morphology Leaves: Leaf-blades ﬂat to loosely involute, 1–3 mm broad; sheaths often purple
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inﬂorescence often partly enclosed by the upper leaves, the several to numerous racemes ascending or appressed, or spreading at maturity
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets: Spikelets overlapping, 6–12- ﬂowered; awn of lemma up to the same length as the lemma.
Distribution: Grand Cayman. United States, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Ecology: Mostly in ditches and wet places.

[Cayman]

Flora of the Cayman Islands
- Flora of the Cayman Islands
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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