Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Juncus tenuis Willd.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Juncus bicornis Michx., Juncus tenuis Willd. var. anthelatus Wieg., Juncus tenuis Willd. var. multicornis E. Mey., Juncus tenuis Willd. var. williamsii Fern., Juncus macer S.F. Gray

Common names:

Path rush (1977) (3)

Poverty rush (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Poverty-grass [Poverty grass] (1894-1923) (5, 75, 156)

Slender bog rush (1894, SD) (129)

Slender rush (1870-1936) (5, 61, 66, 72, 80, 93, 156)

Soft rush (1942) (155)

Wire-grass [Wire grass] (1894-1913) (5, 62, 75, 80, 156)

Yard rush (1912-1923) (5, 62, 156)