Introductory
SPECIES: Leucopoa kingii | Spike Fescue 



ABBREVIATION : 
LEUKIN

SYNONYMS : 
   Hesperochloa kingii
   Festuca kingii
   Poa kingii
   Wasatchia kingii
   Festuca watsoni
   Festuca confinis


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   spike fescue
   spikegrass
   western grass
   King spikefescue
   Kings fescue


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented scientific species name is Leucopoa kingii (S.
Wats.) W.A. Weber.  Spike fescue was formerly recognized as a species in
the genus Festuca or placed in the monotypic genus Hesperochloa,
Hesperochloa kingii (S. Wats.) Rydb. [5].  It was removed from the genus
Festuca because of dissimilar characteristics such as dioecism and
slightly keeled but unawned lemmas [14].  Weber placed the plant in the
small Asiatic genus, Leucopoa, which is composed of dioecious,
fescuelike grasses [5].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, March 1987


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, June 1987


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, Debra A. 1987. Leucopoa kingii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Leucopoa kingii | Spike Fescue