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Leucopoa kingii

Leucopoa kingii (S. Watson) W.A. Weber

King's Fescue, Spike Fescue, Spiked False Fescue

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Festuca confinis, Festuca kingii, Hesperochloa kingii, Poa kingii

USDA Symbol: LEKI2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , KS , MT , NE , NV , OR , SD , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Dry sagebrush plains to subalpine meadows.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Leucopoa kingii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Leucopoa kingii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Leucopoa kingii

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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