Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Festuca paradoxa Desv.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Festuca nutans Willd., Festuca shorti Kunth, Festuca shortii Kunth ex Wood

Common names:

Clustered fescue [Cluster fescue] (1942-Present) (3, 50, 155)

Nodding fescue (1901-1903) (56, 66)

Nodding fescue grass [Nodding fescue-grass] (1852-1913) (5, 72, 163)

Short's fescue (1901, IA) (56)

Short's fescue grass [Short's fescue-grass] (1907-1938) (5, 72, 119)