Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Eragrostis multicaulis Steud., Eragrostis perplexa L.H. Harvey, Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. var. perplexa Harvey, Poa pilosa L.

Common names:

Hairy love grass [Hairy love-grass] (1923, OK) (99)

India love grass [India lovegrass] (1937-Present) (4, 50, 122, 140, 155)

Slender meadow grass [Slender meadow-grass] (1894-1915) (66, 94, 111, 129)

Small tufted love grass [Small tufted love-grass, Small tufted lovegrass] (1913-1944) (5, 119, 140)

Southern spear grass (1913, IA) (80)