Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Phalaris arundinacea L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Digraphis arundinacea [Trin.], Phalaris arundinacea L. var. picta L., Phalaris colorata Beauv., Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Raeusch., Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Raeusch. var. picta (L.) Tzvelev

Common names:

Bride's-laces [Brides' laces] (1900-1913, variegated variety) (5, 158)

Canary grass [Canary-grass] (1900) (158)

Daggers (1900) (158)

Doggers (1913) (5)

Flack (1879, Swedish) (46)

Gardener's-garters [Gardener's garters] (1852) (163)

Gramen arundinaceum spicatum (1622, C. Bauhin) (46)

Gramen paniculatum aquaticum phalarides semine (1694, Tournefort) (46)

Ladies'-laces [Ladies' laces] (1900-1913, variegated variety) (5, 158)

Lady grass (1913, variegated variety) (5)

London-lace [London lace] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Painted grass [Painted-grass] (1852-1913, variegated variety) (5, 158, 163)

Reed canary (1885) (88)

Reed canary grass [Reed canary-grass, Reed canarygrass] (1852-Present) (3, 45, 50, 56, 66, 68, 85, 87, 90, 92, 93, 94, 109, 111, 115, 129, 138, 143, 144, 155, 163)

Reed grass (1890) (67)

Ribbon grass, Ribbon-grass (1852-1913KS ME variegated variety) (5, 22, 46, 90, 92, 144, 158, 163)

Ror-flen (1879, Swedish) (46)

Spires (1913) (5)

Striped grass (1876?) (92)

Sword grass (1913) (5)

Wild prairie timothey (1806, Meriwether Lewis) (35)