Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Eragrostis tenuis Gray

Common names:

Blow-out grass [Blow-out-grass] (1894, Neb) (75)

Branching spear grass (1903) (66)

Capillary eragrostis (1901-1907) (56, 72)

Gramen paniculatum virginianum locustis minimis (46)

Hair-panicle meadow grass [Hair-panicled meadow grass] (1903) (66)

Lace grass [Lace-grass, Lacegrass] (1852-Present) (3, 5, 50, 93, 94, 119, 122, 155, 163)

Tiny love grass [Tiny love-grass] (1852-1938) (5, 93, 99, 119, 163)