Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Bulbilis dactyloides (Nutt.) Raf. ex Kuntze, Bulbis dactyloides, Sesleria dactyloides Nutt.

Common names:

Buffalo grass [Buffalo-grass, Buffalograss] (1844-Present) (3, 5, 11, 22, 28, 30, 45, 50, 56, 67, 72, 75, 85, 87, 88, 94, 111, 119, 122, 129, 134, 140, 144, 146, 152, 155, 163, 164)

Early mesquite (1938, OK) (119)

False mesquite grass (1884) (87)

Mesquite (1884, TX) (87)

Mesquite grass (1913) (5)

Moor grass (1818-1830) (10, 36)