Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

Family: Poaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Atheropogon apludioides Muhl. ex Willd., Atheropogon curtipendulus (Michx.) Fourn., Chloris curtipendula Michx.

Common names:

Fall gramma grass (1923, OK) (99)

Hair bread (1840) (19)

Mesquite grass (1913) (5)

Prairie grama (1936, Neb) (93)

Racemed bouteloua (1907, IA) (72)

Side-oats grama [Side oats grama, Sideoats grama] (1913-Present) (50, 5)

Tall grama (1912, NM) (152)

Tall grama grass (1913) (5)

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