Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Polygonum erectum L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Polygonum aviculare L. var. erectum (L.) Roth ex Meisn., Polygonum aviculare L. var. erectum (Roth) Koch.

Common names:

Dooryard grass [Door-yard grass] (1894SD) (129)

Erect knotweed [Erect knot-weed] (1899-Present) (4, 5, 50, 62, 72, 80, 93, 97, 131, 155)

Goose-grass [Goose grass] (1894-1898) (77, 129)

Upright knotweed (1898, SD) (129)