Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Family: Poaceae

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze, Panicum dactylon L.

Common names:

Bahama grass [Bahama-grass] (1900-1949) (5, 109, 158)

Bermud grass (1896) (45)

Bermuda grass [Bermuda grass, Bermudagrass] (1818-Present) (3, 5, 7, 10, 45, 50, 56, 66, 67, 87, 88, 90, 92, 94, 99, 109, 111, 119, 122, 138, 144, 152, 155, 158, 163)

Cane grass (1913) (5)

Dog'- tooth [Dog's tooth] (1890) (67)

Dog's grass (1828) (7)

Dog-tooth grass [Dog's tooth grass, Dog's-tooth grass] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Dub (1890, N. India) (67)

Durba (1890, Bengal) (67)

Hariali (1890, Deccan) (67)

Indian couch grass [Indian couch-grass] (1900?) (158)

Indian doob (1913) (5)

Scotch grass (1900) (158)

Scutch grass(1876-1913) (5, 45, 66, 90, 92, 158)

Wire grass [Wire-grass] (1852-1896) (5, 45, 163)