Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants

Elymus repens (L.) Gould

Family: Poaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv., Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. var. subulatum (Schreb.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Agropyrum repens Beauv., Agropyrum repens L., Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson, Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson var. vaillantiana (Wulfen & Schreb.) Prokudin, Elytrigia vaillantiana (Wulfen & Schreb.) Beetle, Triticum repens L., Triticum vaillantianum Wulfen & Schreb., Agropyron leersianum (Wulfen) Rydb.

Common names:

Blue-joint [Blue joint] (1913) (5)

Chandler's grass [Chandler grass] (1885-1908) (45, 64, 66, 69, 90)

Chiendent (1876?) (92)

Chiendent officinal (1900?, French) (158)

Colorado blue grass (1913) (5)

Common couch grass (1896) (45)

Common quack grass (1901, IA) (56)

Common witch grass (1896) (45)

Cooch grass [Cooch-grass] (1900?) (158)

Couch grass [Couch-grass] (1840-1938) (5, 19, 45, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 56. 62, 64, 66, 67, 69, 87, 88, 90, 92, 94, 111, 118, 119, 129, 143, 157, 158, 163)

Couch wheat (1900?) (158)

Creeping wheat (1896) (45)

Creeping wheat grass [Creeping wheat-grass] (1904-1908) (64, 69)

Cutch grass [Cutch-grass] (1900?) (158)

Devil's grass (1904-1912) (62, 64, 69)

Dog grass (1884-1922, dog's eat it for medicinal qualities in exciting vomit) (5, 45, 49, 53, 62, 64, 66, 69, 78, 87, 90, 92)

Dogweed [Dog weed] (1876?) (92)

Durfa grass [Durfa-grass] (1904-1908) (64, 69)

Durfee grass (1896-1904) (45, 64, 69)

Dutch grass (1904-1908) (64, 69)

False wheat (1913) (5)

Fin's grass (1896-1904) (45, 64, 69)

Graswurzel (1900?, German) (158)

Knot grass (1876?-1913) (5, 92)

Petit chiendent (1900?, French) (158)

Pond grass (1913) (5)

Quack grass [Quack-grass, Quackgrass] (1840-Present) (4, 5, 11, 19, 45, 50, 56, 62, 64, 66, 69, 72, 80, 85, 87, 88, 990, 2, 93, 118, 119, 122, 9, 140, 143, 155, 163)

Quake grass (1885-1904) (45, 64, 66, 69, 90)

Queckenwurzel (1900?, German) (158)

Quichens (1913) (5)

Quick grass [Quick-grass] (1852-1922) (45, 49, 53, 64, 69, 80, 90, 92, 108, 158, 163)

Quickens (1876?-1900?) (92, 158)

Quitch (1876?-1922) (49, 53, 92)

Quitch grass [Quitch-grass] (1852-1938) (5, 45, 49, 64, 66, 69, 87, 90, 92, 119, 158, 163)

Rye grass (1896) (45)

Scutch grass [Scutch-grass] (1896-1913) (45, 64, 69, 80, 158)

Shear grass (1913) (5)

Sheep's-cheese (1900?) (158)

Shelly grass (1876?-1913) (5, 92)

Slough grass (1913) (5)

Squitch (1896-1913) (5, 45)

Squitch grass [Squitch-grass] (1885-1900?) (90, 158)

Stroil (1913) (5)

Triticum (1908-Present) (50, 57, 59, 64, 157)

Twitch grass [Twitch-grass] (1884-1908) (5, 45, 64, 66, 69, 78, 87, 90, 92, 157, 158)

Wheat grass (1884-1908) (64, 69, 87, 90)

Wick (1900?) (158)

Wickens (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Witch grass [Witch-grass] (1876-1913) (5, 45, 64, 67, 69, 5, 78, 90, 92, 157, 158)