Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. acicularis, Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. gracilescens Svens., Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. occidentalis Svens., Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. typica Svens., Eleocharis reverchonii Svens.

Common names:

Hair club-rush (1903) (66)

Least spike-rush [Least spike rush] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Needle spike-rush [Needle spike rush, Needle spikerush] (1907-Present) (5, 50, 72, 156)

Needle spike-sedge [Needle spikesedge] (1944-1977) (3, 139)