Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) B.S.P.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Gymnopogon racemosus [Beauv.]

Common names:

Bearded skeleton grass [Bearded skeletongrass] (1942-Present) (3, 50, 155)

Broad-leaf beard grass [Broad-leaved beard grass, Broad-leaved beard-grass] (1852-1938) (5, 119, 163)

Naked beard grass [Naked beard-grass] (1903-1938) (5, 66, 92, 94, 119)