Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Sporobolus coromandelianus (Retz.) Kunth

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Agrostis pyramidata Lam., Sporobolus argutus (Nees) Kunth., Sporobolus coromandelianus (Retz.) Kunth, Sporobolus patens auct. non Swallen, Sporobolus pulvinatus Swallen, Sporobolus pyramidatus (Lam.) Hitchc.

Common names:

Madagascar dropseed (Present) (50)

Pointed dropseed [Pointed drop-seed] (1938, OK) (119)

Pointed drop-seed grass [Pointed drop-seed grass, Pointed dropseed-grass] (1852-1913) (5, 163)

Whorled dropseed (1942-1977) (3, 155)