Introductory
SPECIES: Scolochloa festucacea | Whitetop 



ABBREVIATION : 
SCOFES

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SCFE


COMMON NAMES : 
   whitetop
   sprangletop
   whitetop river grass


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for whitetop is Scolochloa
festucacea (Willd.) Link (Poaceae) [13,14,16,19,23].  There are no
currently accepted infrataxa.


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The Nature Conservancy Heritage Program lists whitetop as critically
imperiled in Wyoming because of extreme rarity [2].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, October 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Scolochloa festucacea. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Scolochloa festucacea | Whitetop