Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Calamagrostis gigantea Nutt.

Common names:

Big sand-reed [Big sandreed] (1938-1977) (3, 119, 155)

Carizzo (1938, OK) (119)

Giant reed grass [Giant reed-grass] (1852) (5, 163)

Giant sand-reed [Giant sandreed] (Present) (50)