Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Phalaris caroliniana Walt.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Phalaris americana Ell., Phalaris intermedia Bosc.

Common names:

Alpist (1900) (158)

California timothy (1840-1896) (5, 11, 19, 45)

California timothy grass (1884-1885) (87, 88)

Canary grass [Canary-grass] (1885-1900) (45, 88, 158)

Carolina canary grass [Carolina canary-grass, Carolina canarygrass] (1913-Present) (5, 50, 119, 155)

Fox-tail grass (1913) (5)

Gilbert's relief grass (1885-1896) (45, 87, 88)

May grass [Maygrass] (1977) (3)

Ribbon grass (1840-1913) (5, 19, 92)

Southern canary grass [Southern canary-grass] (1852-1901) (5, 94, 163)

Southern reed (1885-1896) (45, 88)

Southern reed canary grass (1884) (87)

Southern reed grass (1913) (5)

Stewart's canary grass [Stewart's canary-grass] (1885-1896) (45, 87, 88)

Wild canary grass (1840-1913) (5, 19)