Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Festuca megalura Nutt., Festuca myuros L., Festuca myurus L., Vulpia megalura (Nutt.) Rydb., Possibly Festuca quadriflora Walt.

Common names:

Capon's tail grass (1876-1913) (5, 92)

Fox-tail fescue [Foxtail fescue] (1937-1942) (122, 155)

Mousetail [Mouse tail] (1913) (5)

Mouse-tail grass [Mouse tail grass] (1876?) (92)

Rat-tail fescue [Rattail fescue, Rat's-tail fescue] (1901-Present) (3, 50, 94, 155)

Rat-tail fescue grass [Rat's tail fescue grass] (1913) (5)