Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.

Family: Poaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Deyeuxia canadensis Beauv.

Common names:

Blue-joint [Blue joint, Bluejoint] (1884-Present) (3, 11, 45, 50, 56, 87, 88, 115, 116, 129)

Blue-joint grass [Blue joint grass] (1885-1936) (66, 68, 90, 92, 93)

Blue-joint reed grass [Bluejoint reedgrass] (1942-1944) (140, 155)

Canadian small-reed (1885, ME) (90)

Red-top [Red top] (1901, IA) (56)

Reed grass (1840-1932) (19, 85)

Small reed grass (1884-1885) (87, 90)

Yellowtop (1915, Neb) (111)