Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Eleocharis diandra C. Wright, Eleocharis macounii Fern., Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes var. ellipsoidalis Fern., Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes var. gigantea (C.B. Clarke) Fern., Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes var. jejuna Fern., Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes var. peasei Svens., Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. obtusa (Willd.) Kükenth. ex Skottsberg, Scirpus obtusus Willd., Possibly Eleocharis obtusa R.Br.

Common names:

Blunt spike-rush [Blunt spike rush] (1938-Present) (50, 120)

Obtuse spike-rush (1903) (66)

Tufted spike-rush (1894, SD) (129)

Wire grass (1932, SD) (85)