Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Briza canadensis Michx., Glyceria canadensis Trin. , Panicularia canadensis (Michx.) Kuntze, Poa canadensis Michx.

Common names:

Meadow rattlesnake grass (1840) (19)

Pearl grass (1894, MA, given by a few children some years before this date) (75)

Quake grass (1820) (43)

Rattlesnake grass (1876?-1913) (5, 66, 87, 88, 90, 92)

Rattlesnake grass [Rattle-snake-grass] (1901) (94)

Rattlesnake manna grass [Rattlesnake mannagrass] (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Tall quaking grass (1884-1913) (5, 87, 88, 90)