Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Eleocharis engelmanni Steud.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. monticola (Fern.) Svens., Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. robusta Fern., Eleocharis monticola Fern., Eleocharis monticola Fern. var. pallida St. John, Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes var. detonsa (Gray) Drapalik & Mohlenbrock, Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes var. engelmannii (Steud.) Gilly, Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. ovata (Roth) Drapalik & Mohlenbrook, Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. engelmannii (Steud.) Britt.

Common names:

Blunt spike-rush [Blunt spike rush] (1913) (5)

Blunt spike-sedge [Blunt spikesedge]

Engelmann's spike-rush [Engelmann's spike rush, Engelmann's spikerush] (1913-Present) (5, 50)