Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth var. hookeri (Trin.) Vasey, Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth.

Common names:

Composite dropseed (Present) (50)

Dropseed (1958, Neb) (116)

Long-leaf rush grass [Long leaved rush grass, Long-leaved rush-grass] (1852-1958) (5, 93, 116, 134, 140, 155, 163)

Prairie dropseed (1932-1958) (115, 116, 134, 140)

Prairie grass [Prairie-grass] (1901) (5, 94)

Rough dropseed (1977) (3)

Rough-seed dropseed [Rough-seeded dropseed] (1923, OK) (99)

Tall dropseed (1942-1958) (116, 140, 155)