Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Elymus virginicus L.

Origin: native

Common names:

Bald rye grass (1890) (68)

Lyme grass (1894-1936) (66, 92, 111, 129, 143)

Smooth rye grass (1884-1885) (87, 90)

Terrell grass [Terrell-grass] (1852-1938) (5, 56, 68, 87, 90, 94, 118, 119, 143, 163)

Terril grass (1885) (88)

Virginia lyme grass (1885-1913) (5, 68, 90)

Virginia wild rye [Virginia wild-rye, Virginia wildrye] (1907-Present) (3, 5, 50, 72, 119, 122, 143, 155, 163)

Wheat grass (1890) (68)

Wild rye (1840-1932) (19, 66, 85, 87, 129, 144)

Wild rye grass (1885, ME) (88, 90)