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Festuca kingii

(S. Wats.) Cassidy

Spike Fescue

G5Secure Found in 31 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157408
Element CodePMPOA2V1V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
Synonyms
Hesperochloa kingii(S. Wats.) Rydb.Leucopoa kingii(S. Wats.) W.A. Weber
Other Common Names
spike fescue (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-02-24
Change Date1988-02-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS3Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NebraskaS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
KansasSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
OregonS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (31)
California (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Chineese Camp (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,339
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Nevada (10)
AreaForestAcres
Jarbidge - Biroth RdgHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,887
Jarbidge - Sawmill RdgHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,512
Jarbidge - Three DayHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,346
Ruby - MarshHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,164
Ruby - SegundaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,532
Santa RosaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest54,555
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Wyoming (4)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.