Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants: U

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Ubatim (Brazil) 1550 (107) Hans Stade
Zea mays L.

Ulavou (Sanskrit) 1886 (110)
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. [reported as: Lagenaria vulgaris Ser. ]

Uma (Dakota) 1919 (37) Uma-hu (Hazel-bush)
Corylus americana Walt.

Umbel root [Umbil root, Umbil-root] 1900-1908 (64, 158)
Cypripedium reginae Walt. [also reported as: Cypripedium hirsutum Mill ]

Umbellated pyrola 1913 (5)
Pyrola americana Sweet

Umbel-like sedge 1913 (5)
Carex umbellata Schkuhr ex Willd.

Umbel-spike sedge [Umbel-spiked sedge] 1903 (66)
Carex umbellata Schkuhr ex Willd.

Umbil 1876 (92)
Cypripedium L.

Umbrella flatsedge Present (50)
Cyperus diandrus Torr.

Umbrella plant [Umbrella-plant]
1928 (40)
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze [reported as: Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton ]
1932-1936 (1, 93) Neb
Eriogonum Michx.
1926-1932 (85, 98) Neb SD
Eriogonum annuum Nutt.
1913 (80) IA
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. [reported as: Oxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) Sweet ]
1900-1929 (64, 157, 158)
Podophyllum peltatum L.

Umbrella-grass [Umbrella grass] 1932-1936 (1, 93) Neb
Fuirena Rottb.

Umbrella-sedge [Umbrella sedge] Present (50)
Fuirena Rottb.

Umbrella-wort [Umbrella wort]
1900-1936 (1, 93, 158)
Allionia L. [also reported as: Allionia Loefl. ]
1932 (85) SD
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl [reported as: Alliona linearis Pursh ]
1923 (156)
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. [reported as: Oxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) Sweet ]

Unarmed brome grass 1912 (152) NM
Bromus inermis Leyss.

Unaste'tstiyû (Cherokee, very small root) 1886 (102)
Aristolochia serpentaria L.

Unbearded wheat 1900 (158)
Triticum aestivum L. [reported as: Triticum hybernum L. ]

Unchela (Dakota) 1919 (37) fruit was called Unchela taspun
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

Underwood's moonwort 1913 (5)
Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw. [reported as: Botrychium onandagense Underw. ]

Underwood's spike-moss [Underwood's spikemoss] 1986-Present (4, 50)
Selaginella underwoodii Hieron.

Unicorn plant [Unicorn-plant]
1932-Present (1, 4, 50, 109)
Proboscidea Schmidel [also reported as: Proboscidea Keller (Possibly, Proboscidea Schmidel), Proboscidea (Schmid.) Moench ]
1820-1986 (4, 5, 19, 38, 63, 72, 85, 92, 93, 97, 107, 122, 156, 158)
Proboscidea louisianica (P. Mill.) Thellung [also reported as: Martynia louisiana Miller, Martynia proboscidea Pursh, Martynia proboscides Gloxin, Proboscidea jussieui Keller ]

Uniseme deltine (French) 1828 (7)
Pontederia cordata L. [reported as: Unisema deltifolia Raf. ]

Ûnle Uki'lti (Cherokee, the locust frequents it) 1886 (102)
Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britt. [reported as: Gillenia stipulacea Nutt. ]

Unlucky tree 1894-1913 (5, 75) Adirondacks, unlucky for women to stand under this tree
Pinus banksiana Lamb.

Ûnnagéi (Cherokee, black) 1886 (102) medicinal for disease of this name that was said to turn hands and eyesockets black
Senna marilandica (L.) Link [reported as: Cassia marilandica L. ]

Unshoe-the-horse 1900 (158)
Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.

Ûnû (Sanskrit) 1886 (110)
Panicum miliaceum L.

Unzhinga (Omaha-Ponca) 1919 (37) Unzhinga-hi (Hazel-bush)
Corylus americana Walt.

Ungkcela blaska (Lakota, flat cactus) 1918?-1970? (121)
Opuntia P. Mill.

Ungpang tawota (Lakota, elk food) 1918?-1970? (121)
Possibly Ceanothus herbaceus Raf. [reported as: Ceanothus ovatus Desf. ]

Upland aster 1933 (127) ND
Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) Nesom [reported as: Aster ptarmicoides (Nees) Torr. & Gray ]

Upland bentgrass [Upland bent grass, Upland bent-grass] 1913-Present (5, 50, 93, 119)
Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman

Upland blackberry Present (50)
Rubus pergratus Blanch.

Upland brittle bladder fern [Upland brittle bladderfern] Present (50)
Cystopteris tenuis (Michx.) Desv.

Upland creek stuff 1913 (5)
Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link [reported as: Spartina michauxiana Hitchc. ]

Upland cress 1923 (156)
Lepidium sativum L.

Upland heart's-ease [Upland hearstease] 1894 (114) Neb
Polygonum lapathifolium L. [reported as: Polygonum incarnatum Ell. ]

Upland hickory 1913?-1923 (5, 156)
Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch [also reported as: Hicoria ovata (P. Mill.) Britton ]

Upland poplar 1892 (6)
Populus tremuloides Michx.

Upland speedwell
1913-1923 (5, 156)
Veronica officinalis L.
1900 (158)
Veronica serpyllifolia L.

Upland sumac [Upland sumach]
1900-1937 (5, 97, 156, 157)
Rhus copallinum L. [also reported as: Rhus copallina L. ]
1869-1929 (49, 53, 58, 92, 93, 156, 157, 158)
Rhus glabra L.

Upland white aster 1899-1923 (5, 72, 131, 156)
Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) Nesom [also reported as: Aster ptarmicoides (Nees) Torr. & Gray ]

Upland white oak 1818-1826 (10, 33)
Quercus stellata Wangenh. [also reported as: Quercus obtusiloba Michx. ]

Upright avens 1840 (19)
Geum aleppicum Jacq. [reported as: Geum strictum Aiton ]

Upright axyris 1913 (5)
Axyris amaranthoides L. [reported as: Axyris amarantoides L.]

Upright bindweed [Upright bind-weed] 1907-1937 (5, 72, 97, 156)
Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh [also reported as: Convolvulus spithamaeus L. ]

Upright blotched spurge 1900 (158)
Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small [reported as: Euphorbia nutans Lag.]

Upright burhead [Upright bur-head, Upright burrhead]
Present (50)
Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett
1899-1938 (5, 72, 93, 97, 120, 131)
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.

Upright buttercups 1892 (6)
Ranunculus acris L.

Upright carrion-flower [Upright carrionflower] Present (50)
Smilax ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Wats.

Upright chess
1938 (119) OK
Bromus commutatus Schrad.
1893-1912 (5, 56, 66, 72)
Bromus racemosus L.

Upright cockspur 1783 (46) Manasseh Cutler
Galium circaezans Michx.

Upright crowfoot 1892 (6)
Ranunculus acris L.

Upright goosefoot 1907-1912 (62, 72) IA IN
Chenopodium urbicum L.

Upright knotweed 1894 (129) SD
Polygonum erectum L.

Upright peniroyal 1879 (46) Josselyn
Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.

Upright prairie coneflower [Upright prairieconeflower] 1942-Present (50, 155)
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wood & Standl.

Upright sedge 1894-Present (50, 129)
Carex stricta Lam. [also reported as: Carex strictior Dewey ]

Upright smilax 1907-1937 (5, 72, 97)
Smilax ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Wats.

Upright spotted spurge 1899-1937 (5, 62, 93, 97, 131, 156, 158)
Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small [also reported as: Chamaesyce preslii (Guss.) Arthur,Euphorbia nutans Lag., Euphorbia preslii Guss. ]

Upright wood sorrel 1913 (5)
Oxalis stricta L. [reported as: Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small ]

Upright yellow wood sorrel [Upright yellow wood-sorrel] 1899-1937 (72, 97, 131, 158)
Oxalis stricta L. [also reported as: Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small ]

Upright-leaf sedge [Upright-leaved sedge] 1878 (86)
Carex stricta Lam.

Urban spurge Present (50)
Euphorbia agraria Bieb.

Urn-tree hawthorn 1986 (4)
Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.

Userdas (Catalan) 1886 (110)
Medicago sativa L.

Usfur (Arabic) 1886 (110)
Carthamus tinctorius L.

Ush-keobuag (Chippewa) 1852 (47)
Helianthus tuberosus L.

Uskuyecha-hu (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Uta (Dakota) 1919 (37) Uta-hu (Oak tree)
Quercus rubra L.

Utasi (Sanskrit) 1886 (110)
Linum usitatissimum L.

Ûtsati uwadska (Cherokee, fish scales) 1886 (102) from shape of leaves
Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin [reported as: Thalictrum anemonoides Michx. ]

Uvedalia 1900-1922 (53, 158)
Smallanthus uvedalius (L.) Mackenzie ex Small [also reported as: Polymnia uvedalia L. ]

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