Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Stipa spartea Trin.

Common names:

Buffalo grass (1901, IA, Saskatchewan) (56)

Darning-needle [Darning needle] (1901, IA) (56)

Micapeca (1918?-1970?, Lakota) (121)

Mika-hi (1830, Omha-Ponca, comb plant) (37)

Mikapšse (1918?-1970?, Osage, from word for raccoon) (121)

Needle grass [Needlegrass, Needle-grass] (1830-1970) (37, 56, 93, 116, 121)

Paari pitsuts (1830, Pawnee, Pawnee hairbrush) (37)

Pitsuts (1830, Pawnee, hairbrush) (37)

Porcupine grass [Porcupine-grass, Porcupinegrass] (1890-Present) (3, 45, 50, 56, 66, 67, 85, 93, 94, 111, 115, 119, 121, 129, 134, 155)

Spanish needles (1830-1888) (5, 11, 35, 37)

Spear grass (1932, SD) (85)

Wild oats (1901, ND) (56)