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Diplachne fusca
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<p><i>Diplachne fusca</i>, called bearded sprangletop, is a widespread species of <a href="/facts/Poaceae/q2CRK8q0">grass</a> in the genus <i><a href="/facts/Diplachne/Tb18lxwS">Diplachne</a></i>, native to North America, the <a href="/facts/Caribbean/zRI9aMCh">Caribbean</a>, South America, Africa, Asia, and <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, and introduced in Europe, New Zealand and <a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a>, among other places. It prefers to live in salty, wet conditions, such as in salt <a href="/facts/Marsh/AG0WLJ2K">marshes</a> and shallow depressions. </p>