Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Festuca rubra L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Festuca rubra L. var. commutata Gaud.

Common names:

Chewing's fescue [Chewings fescue] (1942-1949) (109, 155)

Creeping fescue (1890) (68)

Red fescue (1894-Present) (3, 50, 56, 66, 68, 109, 129, 138, 140, 143, 155)

Red fescue grass (1893-1901) (5, 56, 72)