Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants

Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

Family: Poaceae

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn., Chaetochloa lutescens (Weigel) Stuntz, Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash, Ixophorus glaucus L., Panicum americanum L., Panicum glaucum L., Penicillaria spicata Willd., Pennicetum typhoideum Rich., Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke, Pennisetum typhoides auct. non (Burm.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard, Pennisetum typhoideum Rich., Setaria glauca (L.) Beauv., Setaria glauca Beauv., Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubbard

Common names:

African cane (1884) (87)

African millet (1949) (109)

Bajara (1879) (46)

Bajree (1879) (46)

Barn grass [Barngrass] (1828-1898) (7, 78)

Bottle grass (1876-1903) (66, 87, 90, 92)

Bristly foxtail [Bristly fox tail] (1876?) (92)

Cat grass [Catgrass] (1828) (7)

Cat-tail grass (1901, IA) (56)

Cat-tail millet [Cattailmillet, Cat-tails millet] (1884-1942) (45, 46, 87, 151, 155)

Dokhn 1879) (46)

East India millet (1884) (87)

Egyptian millet (1884) (87)

Foxtail [Fox tails] (1885-1913) (45, 66, 80, 90, 131, 152)

Fox-tail grass [Fox tail grass, Foxtail grass] (1932, SD) (85)

Fox-tail panic (1840) (19)

Glaucous bristly foxtail (1913) (5)

Herneh (1879) (46)

Horse millet (1896) (45)

Indian millet (1896-1949) (45, 109)

Millet a chandlles (1879, French) (46)

Panici americani (1879) (46)

Pearl millet [Pearlmillet] (1884-Present) (45, 50, 56, 67, 68, 87, 109, 138, 151, 155, 163)

Pigeon grass [Pigeon-grass] (1852-1938) (56, 80, 87, 88, 90, 119, 131, 134, 143, 163)

Pussy grass (1901, IA) (56)

Spiked millet (1919) (107)

Yellow bristle grass [Yellow bristle-grass] (1936, Quebec) (143)

Yellow bristly foxtail (1913) (5)

Yellow foxtail [Yellow fox tail] (1852-1977) (3, 5, 56, 93, 94, 99, 111, 119, 129, 134, 143, 145, 155, 163)