Diplachne uninervia (J. Presl) Parodi. Mexican Sprangletop. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Wet, muddy areas, especially alkaline or saline; adventive eastwards and northwards. Dist: Widespread in the Western Hemisphere. Reported for SC by Nelson & Kelly (1997). Reported for s. IN by Bill Thomas (pers.comm., 2022).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = FlGr; = Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. uninervia – K3, K4, Snow et al (2018); = Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. var. uninervia (J.Presl) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow – Peterson et al (2012), Snow & Peterson (2012); = Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J.Presl) N.Snow – FNA25, K1, Mo1, NE, Tn, WH3; = Leptochloa uninervia (J.Presl) Hitchc. & Chase – Bah, C, G, GW1, HC, Il, Meso6, NcTx, RAB, S, Tx; < Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth – Mex

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ?: 8