Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants: W

A ; B ; C ; D ; E ; F ; G ; H ; I ; J ; K ; L ; M ; N ; O ; P ; Q ; R ; S ; T ; U ; V ; W ; X ; Y ; Z ;

Wab-bis-sa-pin (Chippewa) 1806 (35) William Clark
Nelumbo lutea Willd.

Wabesgung (Chippewa, numb-taste) 1932 (105)
Anemone canadensis L.

Wab-es-i-pinig (Chipewa) 1871 (103)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd. [reported as: Sagittaria variabilis Engelm.]

Wa'bigwûn (Chippewa, flowers) 1928 (40)
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook

Wabino'wûck (Chippewa, Eastern medicine) 1928 (40)
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth. [reported as: Monarda mollis L.]

Wabos'odji'bik (Chippewa, rabbit root) 1928 (40)
Aralia nudicaulis L.

Wachanga (Dakota) 1830 (37)
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. [reported as: Savastana odorata (L.) Scribn.]

Wachanga iyechecha (Dakota, similar to sweet grass) 1919 (37)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. [reported as: Melilotus alba Lam., Melilotus alba Medik. (possibly this species)]

Wachanga iyechecha (Dakota, similar to sweet grass) 1919 (37)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Wachholder (German) 1900 (158)
Juniperus communis L.

Wafer-ash [Wafer ash]
1895 (15)
Ptelea L.
1882-1900 (48, 158)
Ptelea trifoliata L.

Wága chan (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder [reported as: Populus sargentii Dode.]

Wagacang (Lakota) 1918?-1970? (121)
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder [reported as: Populus sargentii Dode.]

Wagamun (Dakota Teton) 1919 (37) Omaha did not distinguish squash or pumpkin, but recognized many varieties of this species
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo [reported as: Pepo pepo L.]

Wagamun pezhuta (Dakota, pumpkin medicine) 1919 (37)
Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth [reported as: Pepo foetidissima (Kunth) Britton]

Wagathahashka (Omaha-Ponca) 1919 (37) Wagathahashka-hi (elder bush)
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli [reported as: Sambucus canadensis L.]

Wagmeza (Dakota Teton or Lakota) 1830 (37)
Zea mays L.

Wagmu (Lakota, possibly meaning "twisted thing") 1918?-1970? (121)
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo

Wagmuha (Lakota) 1918?-1970? (121)
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. [reported as: Lagenaria siceraria Standl.]

Wahab' igaskonthe (Omaha-Ponca, similar to corn) 1830-1840 (37, 19) name refers to floral spikes appearing when corn is ripe
Typha latifolia L.

Wahába (Omaha-Ponca) 1830 (37)
Zea mays L.

Wah'-bah-co-me-shi' (Shawnee) 1855 (132)
Quercus L.

Wah'cha-zi chikala (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wood & Standl. [reported as: Ratibida columnaris (Sims) D. Don]

Wah'cha-zizi (Dakota, yellow flower) 1919 (37)
Helianthus annuus L.

Wah'-hah-tut-se (Hueco Pawnee) 1855 (132)
Rhus L.

Wah'nah'hecha (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray [reported as: Micrampelis lobata (Michx.) Greene]

Wah'nah'na (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch

Wahoo [Waahoo, Wa-a-hoo, Wauhoo, Whahoo]
1828-1932 (1, 7, 158)
Euonymus L. [also reported as: Euonymus (Tourn.) L.]
1869-1986 (3, 5, 6, 9, 15, 22, 48, 49, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 61, 65, 72, 85, 92, 97, 109, 112, 125, 131, 138, 157, 158)
Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. [also reported as: Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.]
1930 (106)
Ptelea trifoliata L.
1840-1949 (1, 2, 5, 19, 20, 82, 92, 97, 109, 156, 158) misapplied
Ulmus alata Michx.
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158) misapplied
Ulmus thomasii Sargent [also reported as: Ulmus racemosa D. Thomas]

Wahoon
1828 (7)
Euonymus L.
1828-1932 (6, 7)
Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. [also reported as: Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.]

Wah'pe onapoh'ye (Dakota, leaves and to puff up) 1919 (37)
Humulus lupulus L. var. lupuloides E. Small [reported as: Humulus americana Nutt.]

Wah'pe toto (Dakota, greens) 1919 (37)
Chenopodium album L.

Wah'pe washtemma (Dakota, fragrant leaves) 1919 (37)
Possibly,Monarda fistulosa L. [reported as: Monarda fistulosa var. washtemma]

Wah'pe-popa (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Salix L.

Wah'tha (Omaha-Ponca) 1919 (37)
Asclepias syriaca L.

Wake-robin [Wake robin, Wakerobin]
1828-1929 (5, 7, 49, 57, 58, 64, 75, 78, 92, 156, 157, 158)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott [also reported as: Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Torr., Arum triphyllum L.]
1900-1949 (1, 93, 106, 109, 155, 156, 158)
Trillium L.
1828 (7)
Trillium cernuum L. [reported as: Trillium latifolium]
1932 (85) SD
Trillium flexipes Raf. [reported as: Trillium declinatum (A. Gray) Gleason, Trillium declinatum Raf.]
1937 (97) OK
Trillium viridescens Nutt.

Wakethe (Osage) 1918-1970 (121)
Typha latifolia L.

Wake-warutsh (Winnebago, raccoon food) 1919 (37)
Celtis occidentalis L.

Wakidikidik (Winnebago) 1919 (37)
Ulmus rubra Muhl. [reported as: Ulmus fulva Michx]

Waldfarn (German) 1900 (158)
Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott

Waldmangolt or Waltmangold (German) 1879-1900 (46, 158)
Pyrola americana Sweet [also reported as: Pyrola rotundifolia L.]

Walking fern [Walking-fern, Walkingfern]
1900-1942 (1, 155, 158)
Asplenium L. [also reported as: Camptosorus Link.]
1886-Present (3, 4, 5, 50, 72, 97, 102, 109)
Asplenium rhizophyllum L. [also reported as: Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L) Link.]

Walking-leaf [Walking leaf]
1932 (1)
Asplenium L. [reported as: Camptosorus Link.]
1840-1949 (5, 19, 86, 92, 109)
Asplenium rhizophyllum L. [also reported as: Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L) Link.]

Walking-stick cactus [Walkingstick cactus] 1923 (138)
Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC.

Walking-stick cholla [Walkingstick cholla] 1942 (155)
Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC.

Wall barley 1840-1939 (19, 56, 62, 80, 87, 88, 115, 126, 143, 148)
Hordeum jubatum L.

Wall bur-cucumber [Wall burcucumber] 1942 (155)
Sicyos angulatus L.

Wall creeper 1923 (138)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. [reported as: Ampelopsis quinquefolia murorum(Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. murorum (Focke) Rehd.)]

Wall-cress [Wall cress, Wallcress]
1913-1923 (5, 156)
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Britton [also reported as: Sisymbrium thalianum Gay.]
1818-1900 (10, 158)
Arabis L.
1929 (157)
Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. [reported as: Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.]

Wall fern [Wall-fern] 1900-1949 (109, 158)
Polypodium virginianum L. [also reported as: Polypodium vulgare L.]

Wallflower [Wall-flower, Wallflowers]
1818-Present (4, 7, 10, 50, 138)
Erysimum L. [also reported as: Cheiranthus L.]
1932-1937 (85, 122)
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. capitatum [also reported as: Cheirinia asperrima (Greene) Rydb., Erysimum arkansanum Nutt.]
1923 (156)
Erysimum cheiranthoides L.
1900 (158) misapplied
Helianthus annuus L.

Wall-link [Wallink) 1894 (75, 156) WV
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

Wall-moss [Wall moss] 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Sedum acre L.

Wall-pepper [Wall pepper] 1876-1923 (5, 92, 156)
Sedum acre L.

Wall-rocket [Wallrocket] 1942-Present (50, 155)
Diplotaxis DC.

Wall speedwell 1840-1937 (5, 19, 97)
Veronica arvensis L.

Wall spleenwort 1913 (5)
Asplenium trichomanes L.

Wallnuss (German) 1892 (6)
Juglans cinerea L.

Wallwort 1923 (156)
Sedum acre L.

Walnut [Walnutt] or Walnut tree
1879-1894 (46, 75)
Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. [also reported as: Carya alba Nutt., Carya tomentosa Nutt.]
1879 (46)
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don [reported as: Carya sulcata Nutt., Hicoria laciniosa (Michx. f.) Sarg.]
1913 (5)
Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch [reported as: Hicoria ovata (P. Mill.) Britton]
1785-Present (4, 8, 10, 50, 82, 92, 93, 106, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)
Juglans L.
1904 (149) NM
Juglans microcarpa Berl. var. microcarpa [reported as: Juglans rupestris Engelm.]
1929 (157)
Juglans nigra L.

Walnut-leaf ash 1840 (19)
Fraxinus americana L. [reported as: Fraxinus americana var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Rehder, Fraxinus juglandifolia W.]

Walnut-leaf white ash [Walnutleaf white ash] 1942 (155)
Fraxinus americana L. [reported as: Fraxinus americana L. var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Rehd.]

Walpole tea 1876-1929 (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)
Ceanothus americanus L.

Walter grass 1828 (7)
Agrostis L. [reported as: Trichodium L.]

Wamide wenigthe (Omaha-Ponca) 1919 (37)
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus [reported as: Geoprumnon crassicarpum (Nutt.) Rydb.]

Wamnáheza (Dakota) 1830 (37)
Zea mays L.

Wamnu (Dakota) 1919 (37) Omaha did not distinguish squash or pumpkin, but recognized many varieties of this species
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo [reported as: Pepo pepo L.]

Wamnuha or wakmu (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. [reported as: Cucurbita lagenaria L.]

Wampee
1932 (1)
Pontederia L.
1930 (106) South
Pontederia cordata L.

Wanaghi-haz (Winnebago, ghost fruit) 1919 (37)
Menispermum canadense L.

Wanah'cha (Dakota) 1919 (37)
Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea [reported as: Petalostemum purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.]

Wananha hazi etai (Ponca, grapes of the ghosts) 1919 (37)
Menispermum canadense L.

Wananh'a-i-monthin (Omaha-Ponca, ghost walking stick) 1919 (37)
Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. [reported as: Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.]

Wand lespedeza 1942 (155)
Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers. [reported as: Lespedeza intermedia (S. Wats.) Britton]

Wand lythrum 1923 (138)
Lythrum salicaria L.

Wanderer violet 1942 (155)
Viola nephrophylla Greene

Wandering Jenny [Wandering-Jenny] 1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Lysimachia nummularia L.

Wandering Jew [Wandering-Jew] 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Cymbalaria muralis P.G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. [also reported as: Cymbalaria cymbalaria (L.) Wettst., Linaria cymbalaria (L.) P. Mill.]

Wandering milkweed [Wandering milk weed]
1869-1929 (6, 58, 92, 156, 157)
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
1892 (6)
Euphorbia corollata L.

Wandering sailor [Wandering-sailor] 1900-1923 (156, 158)
Lysimachia nummularia L.

Wandering Sally 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Lysimachia nummularia L.

Wand-like bush clover [Wand-like bush-clover] 1907-1937 (5, 72, 97)
Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Hornem.

Wankapin 1895 (15)
Nelumbo Adans.

Wanongpihi (Osage, necklace tree) 1918?-1970? (121)
Sapindus saponaria L. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) Bensons [reported as: Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn.]

Wanûkons' (Chippewa) 1928 (40)
Cicuta maculata L.

Wapkadak (Chippewa) 1932 (105)
Actaea pachypoda Ell. [reported as: Actaea alba (Aiton) Willd.]

Wappatoo, Wapatoo, Wap-pa-to, or Wappato
1905 (101) MT
Sagittaria cuneata Sheld. [reported as: Sagittaria arifolia Nutt.]
1896-1929 (35, 46, 157, 161) William Clark, Gass - also spelled Whapto or wapto
Sagittaria latifolia Willd. [also reported as: Sagittaria variabilis Engelm.]

Ward's coastal-plain willow [Ward coastalplain willow] 1942 (155)
Salix caroliniana Michx. [reported as: Salix longipes Shuttlew. var. wardii (Bebb) Schneid. (4)]

Ward's goldenrod [Ward goldenrod] 1942 (155)
Solidago petiolaris Aiton var. angusta (Torr. & Gray) Gray [reported as: Solidago wardii Britton]

Ward's whitlow-wort [Ward's whitlow wort] 1913 (5)
Paronychia jamesii Torr. & Gray [reported as: Paronychia wardii Rydb.]

Ward's willow 1913-1937 (5, 82, 97)
Salix caroliniana Michx. [also reported as: Salix wardii Bebb.]

Wardseed [Ward-seed] 1900-1929 (157, 158)
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. [also reported as: Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton]

Warlock
1913 (5)
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
1913 (5)
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
1929 (157)
Sinapis arvensis L.

Warmot 1900-1929 (5, 156, 157, 158) verbal corruption
Artemisia absinthium L.

Warree (Hindustan) 1900 (158)
Panicum miliaceum L.

Wart spurge [Wart-spurge] 1913-1937 (5, 85, 122, 156)
Euphorbia helioscopia L. [also reported as: Tithymalus helioscopia (L.) Hill.]

Wartberry fairybells 1942 (155)
Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) Benth. & Hook. f.

Warted spurge 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Euphorbia spathulata Lam [also reported as: Euphorbia obtusata Pursh, Tithymalus obtusatus (Pursh) Klotzsch & Garcke]

Warted squash 1818 (10)
Cucurbita pepo L. [reported as: Cucurbita verrucosa]

Wartflower [Wart-flower] 1900-1923 (156, 158)
Chelidonium majus L.

Wart-grass [Wartgrass] 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Euphorbia helioscopia L. [also reported as: Tithymalus helioscopia (L.) Hill.]

Wartweed [Wart-weed]
1900 (158)
Chelidonium majus L.
1913-1923 (5, 156)
Euphorbia helioscopia L. [also reported as: Tithymalus helioscopia (L.) Hill.]

Wartwort [Wart-wort]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Chelidonium majus L.
1876-1913 (5, 92)
Euphorbia helioscopia L. [also reported as: Tithymalus helioscopia (L.) Hill.]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Gnaphalium uliginosum L.

Warty caltrop Present (50)
Kallstroemia parviflora J.B.S. Norton

Warty spurge
1913-1936 (5, 85, 93)
Euphorbia dentata Michx. [also reported as: Poinsettia cuphosperma (Engelm.) Small.]
Present (50)
Euphorbia spathulata Lam

Waschwurzel (German) 1900 (158)
Saponaria officinalis L.

Washerwoman Present (50)
Alternanthera caracasana Kunth

Washington foxtail 1942 (155)
Alopecurus geniculatus L. [reported as: Alopecurus pallescens Piper]

Washington plant 1949 (109)
Cabomba caroliniana Gray

Washington's bower 1898 (77) Southwest MO
Lycium barbarum L. [reported as: Lycium vulgare Dunal]

Wasserbenediktenwurzel (German) 1900 (158)
Geum rivale L.

Wasserdürrwurz (German) 1900 (158)
Bidens tripartita L.

Wasserhanf (German) 1900 (158)
Bidens tripartita L.

Wasserhollder (German) 1900 (158)
Viburnum opulus L.

Wasserklee (German) 1900 (158)
Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Wassermannstreu (German) 1892 (6)
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. [reported as: Eryngium yuccaefolium Michx.]

Wassernabel (German) 1900 (158)
Hydrocotyle L.

Wasserschild (German) 1828 (7)
Brasenia schreberi Gmel. [reported as: Brasenia hydropeltis Schreber.]

Wasserschwelke (German) 1900 (158)
Viburnum opulus L.

Watan (Omaha-Ponca) 1919 (37) Omaha did not distinguish squash or pumpkin, but recognized many varieties of this species
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo [reported as: Pepo pepo L.]

Watangtha (Omaha-Ponca, ghost melon) 1919 (37)
Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray [reported as: Micrampelis lobata (Michx.) Greene]

Watathtothta (Osage) 1918?-1970? (121)
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch [reported as: Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch]

Watch clover 1900 (158)
Trifolium arvense L.

Water-agrimony [Water agrimony]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Bidens cernua L.
1900 (158)
Bidens tripartita L.

Water aira grass [Water aira-grass] 1768 (165)
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. [reported as: Aira aquatica L.]

Water ash
1900-1929 (5, 93, 156, 157, 158)
Acer negundo L.
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Fraxinus nigra Marsh
1913 (5)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

Water-ash [Water ash]
1937 (122) TX
Ptelea L.
1852-1986 (4, 5, 6, 47, 49, 52, 53, 57, 61, 65, 74, 92, 124, 137, 156, 157)
Ptelea trifoliata L.

Water avens 1892-1986 (2, 4, 5, 6, 49, 57, 92, 107, 155, 156, 158)
Geum rivale L.

Water-bean
1900 (158)
Nelumbo Adans.
1923 (156)
Nelumbo lutea Willd.

Water-beech [Water beech] 1770-1923 (5, 20, 41, 156, 158) misapplied
Platanus occidentalis L.

Water beggarticks 1840 (19)
Bidens cernua L.

Water bent grass [Water bent-grass, Water bentgrass]
1912 (152) NM
Agrostis stolonifera L.
1901-1942 (94, 122, 155)
Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr. [also reported as: Agrostis verticillata Vill.]

Water birch
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Betula nigra L.
1900-1942 (1, 5, 50, 138, 155, 158) Far western US
Betula occidentalis Hook. [also reported as: Betula fontinalis Sargent]

Water bog-rush [Water bog rush] 1840 (19)
Scleria triglomerata Michx. [reported as: Schoenus mariscoides M.]

Water bugle 1828-1898 (6, 7, 49, 92)
Lycopus virginicus L.

Water buttercup 1900-1926 (127, 158) ND
Ranunculus flabellaris Raf. [also reported as: Ranunculus delphiniifolius Torr.]

Water-cabbage [Water cabbage]
1828-1876 (7, 92)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata [also reported as: Castalia odorata (Dryand.) Woodvar. & Wood.]

Water-clover [Waterclover, Water clover] 1977-Present (3, 4, 50)
Marsilea L.

Water calamint 1876-1900 (92, 158)
Mentha arvensis L.

Water caltrops 1900 (158) misapplied
Potamogeton crispus L.

Water can 1876 (92)
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.

Water-celery [Water celery]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158) misapplied
Ranunculus sceleratus L.
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158) Chesapeake Bay
Vallisneria americana Michx. [also reported as: Vallisneria spiralis L. (Possiblyl, Vallisneria americana)]

Water-chickweed [Water chickweed]
1826 (26)
Callitriche L.
1876-1923 (5, 49, 92, 156)
Callitriche palustris L. [also reported as: Callitriche verna L.]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench [also reported as: Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton, Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.]

Water chinquapin [Water chinkapin, Water chincapin, Water chinquepin] 1828-1986 (4, 7, 37, 82, 92, 106, 107, 109, 124, 156, 157, 158)
Nelumbo lutea Willd. [also reported as: Nelumbium luteum Juss. (Possibly, Nelumbo lutea Willd.), Nelumbium luteum Willd., Nelumbo pentapetala Fern.]

Water cowbane 1818 (10)
Cicuta L.

Water crowfoot
1936 (93) Neb
Ranunculus L. [reported as: Ranunculus (Tourn) L.]
1932 (85) SD
Ranunculus flabellaris Raf. [reported as: Ranunculus delphiniifolius Torr.]
1899 (131) SD
Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix var. trichophyllus [reported as: Batrachium divaricatum (Schrank) Wimm., Batrachium trichophyllum (Chaix ex Vill.) Bosch]

Water dock
1879-1970? (46, 121)
Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix var. trichophyllus
1840 (19)
Rumex orbiculatus Gray [reported as: Rumex aquaticus L.]
1876-1932 (85, 92) SD
Rumex orbiculatus Gray var. borealis Rech. f. [also reported as: Rumex britannica L (Possibly, Rumex orbiculatus Gray var. borealis).]
1977-1986 (3, 4)
Rumex verticillatus L.

Water-dragon [Water dragon]
1892-1929 (5, 6, 92, 157, 158)
Caltha palustris L.
1977 (3)
Saururus cernuus L.

Water elder 1900-1923 (156, 158)
Viburnum opulus L.

Water elm [Water-elm]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Ulmus alata Michx.
1890-1949 (5, 93, 109, 113, 130, 156, 157, 158)
Ulmus americana L.

Water eryngo [Water-eryngo] 1870-1929 (5, 49,53, 54, 57, 61, 64, 92, 156, 157, 158)
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. [also reported as: Eryngium aquaticum L., Eryngium yuccafolium, Eryngium yuccaefolium Michx.]

Water-fennel [Water fennel] 1899-1936 (5, 93, 131, 156, 157)
Callitriche palustris L.

Water fern 1913 (5)
Osmunda regalis L.

Water-fern [Water fern, Waterfern] 1986 (4)
Azolla Lam.

Water fescue 1840 (19)
Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.

Water flag 1900-1936 (5, 49, 64, 92, 93, 156, 157, 158)
Iris versicolor L.

Water foxtail [Water fox tail] or Water foxtail grass
1885 (88)
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. var. aequalis [reported as: Alopecurus geniculatus L. var. aristulatus(Michx.) Torr.]
1884-Present (5, 45, 50, 87, 90, 111, 155)
Alopecurus geniculatus L.

Water germander 1649 (46)
Teucrium canadense L.

Water goggles [Water-goggles] 1900-1929 (5, 156, 157, 158)
Caltha palustris L.

Water-gowan [Water gowan] 1900-1929 (5, 157)
Caltha palustris L.

Water grass [Water-grass]
1912 (152) NM, local name
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. [reported as: Alopecurus fulvus Smith.]
1913-1915 (5, 111, 157)
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv.
1896-1938 (5, 119, 151)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. [also reported as: Panicum crus-galli L.]
1884 (87)
Paspalum laeve Michx.

Water-grass [Water grass]
1900-1929 (5, 156, 157, 158) Ireland
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek [also reported as: Nasturtium officinale R.Br., Rorippa nasturtium (L.) Rusby, Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.]
1936 (93) Neb
Zannichellia palustris L.

Water groundsel 1942 (155)
Senecio hydrophilus Nutt.

Water hair gass 1840-1912 (5, 19, 66)
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. [also reported as: Aira aquatica L.]

Water hemlock [Waterhemlock, Water-hemlock]
1818-Present (1, 2, 4, 10, 50, 93, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)
Cicuta L.
1770-1929 (41, 157)
Cicuta bulbifera L.
1898-1977 (3, 5, 62, 63, 71, 97, 121, 126, 131, 133, 156)
Cicuta maculata L.
1905-1939 (101, 146, 148)
Cicuta maculata L. var. angustifolia Hook. [also reported as: Cicuta occidentalis Greene]

Water-hemp [Water hemp, Waterhemp]
1895-1932 (1, 2, 138, 158)
Amaranthus L. [also reported as: Acnida L]
1893-1986 (3, 4, 21, 85, 122, 125)
Amaranthus rudis Sauer [also reported as: Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) Wood]
1897-1913 (80, 145)
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer [also reported as: Acnida tuberculata Moq.]
1900 (158)
Bidens tripartita L.

Water horehound [Waterhorehound, Water hoarhound]
1818-Present (1, 2, 10, 26, 50, 93, 106, 156)
Lycopus L. [also reported as: Lycopus (Tourn.) L.]
1852-1923 (47, 95, 114, 156)
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bart. [also reported as: Lycopus sinuatus Ell.]
1932 (85) SD
Lycopus asper Greene [reported as: Lycopus lucidus Turcz]
1923-1986 (4, 156)
Lycopus rubellus Moench
1828-1929 (6, 7, 49, 92, 157)
Lycopus virginicus L.

Water horse mint 1913 (5)
Mentha spicata L. [reported as: Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.]

Water horsetail 1913-Present (3, 4, 5, 50, 155) William Clark, Meriwether Lewis
Equisetum fluviatile L.

Water hyacinth 1923 (156)
Pontederia cordata L.

Water-hyssop [Waterhyssop, Water hyssop]
1923-Present (1, 4, 50, 155, 156)
Bacopa Aubl. [also reported as: Macuillamia Raf.]
1911-1977 (3, 85, 95)
Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst. [also reported as: Bramia rotundifolia (Michx.) Britton, Monniera rotundifolia Michx.]

Water Indian hemp 1898-1913 (5, 49, 158)
Asclepias incarnata L.

Water jessamine 1828-1929 (7, 92, 157, 158)
Gratiola virginiana L.[also reported as: Gratiola virginica Pursh]

Water-kers 1900 (158)
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek [reported as: Rorippa nasturtium (L.) Rusby, Nasturtium officinale Aiton f.]

Water knot-grass [Water knot grass] 1840 (19)
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt [reported as: Caulinia flexilis ]

Water knotweed Present (50)
Polygonum amphibium L.

Water lady's-thumb [Water ladysthumb] 1942 (155)
Polygonum amphibium L.

Water-lentil [Water lentils]
1900 (158)
Lemna L.
1913 (5)
Lemna minor L.

Water locust [Waterlocust] 1857-Present (2, 5, 8, 20, 50, 97, 122, 124, 138, 155, 156, 158)
Gleditsia aquatica Marsh. [also reported as: Gleditsia monosperma]

Water loosestrife 1923-1942 (138, 155)
Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.

Water lotus 1900-1929 (157, 158)
Nelumbo lutea Willd.

Water-mallow [Water mallow]
1828 (7)
Hibiscus L.
1876-1923 (5, 92, 156, 158)
Hibiscus moscheutos L.

Water manna grass [Water mannagrass] 1942-Present (50, 155)
Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.

Water maple 1900-1929 (5, 156, 157, 158)
Acer saccharinum L.

Water meadow grass
1890 (68)
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. [reported as: Glyceria aquatica Smith]
1913 (5)
Glyceria grandis S. Wats. var. grandis [reported as: Panicularia grandis (S. Wats.) Nash]

Water-milfoil [Water milfoil, Water mill-foil, Watermillfoil]
1814-Present (1, 4, 10, 50, 63, 93, 158, 167)
Myriophyllum L. [also reported as: Myriophyllum (Vaill.) L.]
1977 (3)
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.
1977 (3)
Myriophyllum pinnatum (Walt.) B.S.P.
1879 (3, 46)
Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov [also reported as: Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. exalbescens (Fern.) Jeps.]
1932 (85) SD
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
1840-1977 (3, 19, 92)
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.
1913 (5)
Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix var. trichophyllus [reported as: Batrachium trichophyllum (Chaix.) Bossch.]

Water mint [Water-mint]
1876-Present (5, 50, 92, 155, 156)
Mentha aquatica L.
1900-1923 (156, 158)
Mentha spicata L. [also reported as: Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.]

Water-motor 1930 (106) CA, corruption of Spanish name
Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pavón) Pers. [reported as: Baccharis viminea DC.]

Water mouse-ear chickweed 1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench [also reported as: Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton, Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.]

Water mudwort 1942-Present (50, 155)
Limosella aquatica L.

Water navelwort [Water-navelwort] 1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Myriophyllum spicatum L.

Water nerveroot [Water nerve root, Water nerve-root] 1876-1923 (5, 92, 156, 158)
Asclepias incarnata L.

Water nettle 1891 (79)
Circaea lutetiana L.

Water-nut [Water nuts] 1828-1932 (1, 92, 106, 156, 158) seeds
Nelumbo lutea Willd. [also reported as: Nelumbium luteum Juss. (Possibly, Nelumbo lutea)]

Water nymph [Water-nymph, Waternymph]
1900-Present (50, 158)
Najas L. [also reported as: Naias L.]
1840-1876 (19, 92)
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt [also reported as: Najas canadensis Michx.]
1892-1898 (6, 49)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata [also reported as: Castalia odorata (Dryand.) Woodvar. & Wood.]

Water oats
1896-1932 (1, 45)
Zizania L.
1844-1903 (2, 66, 87, 92, 131, 157, 158)
Zizania aquatica L.

Water-parsley [Water parsley]
1828 (7)
Cicuta maculata L.
1876 (92)
Conium maculatum L.
1923 (156)
Sium suave Walt. [reported as: Sium cicutaefolium Gmelin., Sium cicutifolium Schrank]

Water-parsnip [Water parsnip, Waterparsnip, Water parsnep]
1900-Present (1, 4, 50, 158)
Berula Bess. ex W.D.J. Koch [also reported as: Berula Hoffm.]
1932-1986 (3, 4, 85)
Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville [also reported as: Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville var. incisa (Torr.) Cronq.]
1905 (101) MT
Cicuta maculata L. var. angustifolia Hook. [reported as: Cicuta occidentalis Greene]
1818-Present (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 50, 155, 158)
Sium L. [also reported as: Sium (Tourn.) L.]
1783-1882 (3, 4, 46, 48, 85, 95, 21, 126, 133, 148, 157) Manasseh Cutler
Sium suave Walt. [also reported as: Sium lineare (Possibly, Sium suave), Sium cicutaefolium Gmelin., Sium cicutifolium Schrank]

Water paspalum 1852-1938 (5, 119, 163)
Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth [also reported as: Paspalum mucronatum Muhl., Paspalum repens Berg (Possibly, Paspalum fluitans)]

Water peachwort 1879 (46)
Polygonum amphibium L.

Water pennywort 1923-1986 (4, 156)
Hydrocotyle L.

Water-pepper [Water pepper]
1930-1936 (1, 93, 106)
Polygonum L. [also reported as: Persicaria (C. Bauhin) P. Mill., Persicaria (Tourn.) Mill.]
1852-1986 (3, 4, 5, 47, 48, 49, 62, 80, 82, 92, 93, 97, 122, 124, 125, 156, 157, 158)
Polygonum hydropiper L. [also reported as: Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Opiz.]
1913 (80) IA
Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx.
1828 (7)
Polygonum persicaria L.
1840-1929 (5, 19, 61, 157, 158)
Polygonum punctatum Ell. [also reported as: Persicaria punctata (Ell.) Small.]
1892-1923 (6, 57, 156)
Polygonum punctatum Ell. var. punctatum [also reported as: Polygonum acre Kunth]

Water persicaria
1899-1929 (72, 122, 131, 156, 157, 158)
Polygonum amphibium L.
1913-1936 (5, 93)
Possibly,Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx. [reported as: Persicaria amphibia (L.) S.F. Gray]

Water pimpernel
1895-1986 (1, 2, 4, 156, 158)
Samolus L. [also reported as: Samolus (Tourn.) L.]
1986 (4)
Samolus ebracteatus Kunth ssp. cuneatus (Small) R. Knuth
1840-1876 (19, 92)
Samolus valerandi L.
1818-1937 (5, 10, 97, 156)
Samolus valerandi L. ssp. parviflorus (Raf.) Hultén [also reported as: Samolus floribundus Kunth]
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

Water-plantain [Water plantain, Waterplantain, Water plantane]
1814-Present (1, 10, 50, 93, 106, 138, 155, 167)
Alisma L.
1671-1938 (7, 19, 44, 46, 48, 58, 72, 92, 120, 131, 138, 156)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L. [also reported as: Alisma plantago L.]
1932-1977 (3, 85, 122, 157)
Alisma subcordatum Raf.
1977 (3)
Alisma triviale Pursh [reported as: Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. americanum R. & S.]
1828 (7)
Pontederia cordata L. [reported as: Unisema deltifolia Raf.]

Water polygonum 1895 (2)
Polygonum amphibium L.

Water poplar
1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
1840-1876 (19, 92)
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. ssp. deltoides [also reported as: Populus angulata]
1900 (158)
Populus nigra L. [reported as: Populus nigra L. var. italica Du Roi]

Water-primrose [Water primrose]
1942 (155)
Ludwigia L. [reported as: Jussiaea L.]
1986 (4)
Ludwigia repens Forst.

Water-purslane [Water purslane, Waterpurslane]
1907-Present (1, 3, 4, 5, 50, 72, 93, 155, 156)
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Wood
1930 (106)
Ludwigia L. [also reported as: Ludvigia
1840-1977 (3, 5, 19, 63, 76, 106, 120, 156, 157, 158)
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Ell. [also reported as: Isnardia palustris L.]
1818 (10)
Possibly, Lythrum L. [reported as: Peplis L.]

Water-pusley 1923 (156)
Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven [reported as: Jussiaea diffusa Forskal]

Water-radish [Water radish]
1840 (19)
Barbarea vulgaris Aiton f. [reported as: Barbarea vulgaris R.Br.]
1818 (10)
Sisymbrium L.

Water-rope [Water rope] 1937 (124) TX
Myriophyllum L.

Water ragwort Present (50)
Senecio hydrophilus Nutt.

Water rice 1900-1929 (5, 157, 158)
Zizania aquatica L.

Water rocket
1840 (19)
Barbarea vulgaris Aiton f. [reported as: Barbarea vulgaris R.Br.]
1876 (92)
Possibly,Nymphaea odorata Aiton [reported as: Nymphaea alba]

Water rush 1913-1923 (5, 92, 156)
Juncus effusus L.

Water scorpion-grass [Water scorpion grass] 1876 (92)
Myosotis scorpioides L. [reported as: Myosotis palustris (L.) Hill]

Water sedge
1907-Present (5, 50, 66, 72, 139, 155)
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
Present (50)
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

Water seedbox 1942 (155)
Ludwigia repens Forst. [reported as: Ludwigia natans Ell.]

Water-seg 1900 (158)
Iris pseudacorus L.

Water shamrock 1828-1923 (5, 6, 7, 57, 92, 156, 158)
Menyanthes trifoliata L. [also reported as: Menyanthes verna (Raf.)]

Water-skegs 1923? (156) obsolete by 1923
Iris pseudacorus L.

Water smartweed [Water smart weed, Water smart-weed]
1930 (106)
Polygonum L.
1900-1930 (2, 4, 82, 156, 157)
Polygonum amphibium L.
1930-Present (50, 82)
Polygonum amphibium L. var. stipulaceum Coleman [also reported as: Polygonum amphibium L. var. hartwrightii (Gray) Bissell]
1897 (145) KS
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx. [reported as: Polygonum muhlenbergii Watson.]
1899-1986 (3, 4, 5, 72, 93, 97, 122, 131, 157, 158)
Polygonum punctatum Ell. [also reported as: Persicaria punctata (Ell.) Small.]
1892-1930 (2, 6, 80, 82, 156)
Polygonum punctatum Ell. var. punctatum [also reported as: Polygonum acre Kunth]

Water spear grass 1903 (66)
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. [reported as: Glyceria aquatica Smith]

Water speedwell 1899-Present (3, 4, 5, 50, 63, 72, 82. 93, 95, 97, 107, 122, 131, 155, 156, 158)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. [also reported as: Veronica anagallis L.]

Water-star [Water star] 1818 (10)
Callitriche L.

Water star-grass [Water star grass,Water stargrass]
1932 (1)
Heteranthera Ruiz & Pavón [reported as: Zosterella Small.]
1895-1977 (2, 3, 5, 72, 93, 120, 122, 156, 158)
Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacM. [also reported as: Heteranthera graminea Vahl]

Water-starwort [Water starwort, Waterstarwort]
1932-Present (1, 4, 50, 155)
Callitriche L.
1938-1977 (3, 120)
Callitriche hermaphroditica L.
1876-1900 (49, 85, 92, 93, 157)
Callitriche palustris L. [also reported as: Callitriche verna L.]

Water tare grass [Water taregrass] 1770 (41)
Zizania aquatica L.

Water-target [Water target, Watertarget] 1840-1923 (5, 19, 156)
Brasenia schreberi Gmel. [also reported as: Hydropeltis purpurea Michx.]

Water-thistle [Water thistle] 1894-1923 (5, 75, 156) WV, from the amount of water often found in the concavity of the leaves next the stem
Dipsacus fullonum L. [also reported as: Dipsacus sylvestris Huds.]

Water-thyme [Water thyme] 1876-1923 (92, 156, 158)
Elodea canadensis Michx. [also reported as: Anacharis alsinastrum, Philotria canadensis (Michx.) Britt.]

Water-torch [Water torch] 1900-1929 (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)
Typha latifolia L.

Water trefoil 1898-1923 (5, 49, 156, 158)
Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Water twitch 1913 (5)
Agrostis gigantea Roth [reported as: Agrostis alba L.]

Water violet 1913-1936 (5, 93, 156)
Viola lanceolata L.

Water-willow [Water willow, Water willoe]
1900-Present (1, 50, 158)
Justicia L. [also reported as: Dianthera L.]
1840-1986 (4, 19, 106, 120, 124, 156)
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl [also reported as: Dianthera americana L., Justicia pedunculosa Vahl., Justicia pedunculosa Michx.]
1923 (156) misapplied
Polygonum amphibium L.

Water whorl grass [Water whorl-grass, Water whorlgrass] 1901-Present (5, 50, 94)
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv.

Waterblob [Water blob, Water-blob, Water blobs] 1876-1929 (5, 92, 157)
Caltha palustris L.

Waterbouts [Water bouts] 1892 (6)
Caltha palustris L.

Watercress [Water cress, Water-cress]
1849-1986 (1, 4, 13, 63, 156)
Rorippa Scop. [also reported as: Nasturtium R. Br.]
1806 (35) Meriwether Lewis
Possibly, Rorippa islandica (Oed.) Borbas
1895-Present (3, 4, 15, 50, 72, 85, 92, 107, 109, 122, 131, 138, 155, 156, 157, 158)
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek [also reported as: Nasturtium officinale R.Br., Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum, Rorippa nasturtium (L.) Rusby, Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.]
1913 (5)
Sinapis arvensis L.
1818 (10)
Sisymbrium L.

Water-hemp agrimony [Water hemp agrimony] 1876 (92)
Bidens tripartita L.

Waterjelly [Water jelly, Water-jelly] 1828-1923 (7, 92, 156)
Brasenia schreberi Gmel. [also reported as: Brasenia hydropeltis Schreber.]

Waterleaf [Water leaf, Water-leaf]
1876-1923 (92, 156)
Brasenia schreberi Gmel. [also reported as: Brasenia hydropeltis Schreber.]
1818-Present (1, 2, 4, 10, 50, 63, 82, 93, 155, 156, 158)
Hydrophyllum L. [also reported as: Hydrophyllum (Tourn.) L.]
1840-1930 (19, 82)
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. [also reported as: Nemophila paniculata Spreng.]
1892-1986 (3, 4, 6, 82, 85, 127)
Hydrophyllum virginianum L.

Waterlily [Water lily, Water-lily]
1893 (74) Peoria IL
Nelumbo lutea Willd.
1814-Present (1, 10, 50, 82, 106, 109, 138, 167)
Nymphaea L. [also reported as: Castalia Salisb., Nymphaea (Tourn.) L.]
1876-1917 (6, 49, 57, 92)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton
1923 (156)
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata [reported as: Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood]
1898 (78) MO
Sagittaria latifolia Willd. [reported as: Sagittaria variabilis Engelm.]

Watermeal [Water-meal]
Present (50)
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid.
1923 (156)
Wolffia brasiliensis Weddell [reported as: Wolffia punctata Griseb.]

Watermelon [Water melon, Water-melon] 1770-Present (50, 7, 19, 35, 37, 41, 52, 54, 57, 58, 82, 92, 106, 107, 109, 110, 114, 155, 158) Introduced from Africa by Spanish very early, Lewis & Clark and others report that they were grown by natives in the Great Plains by 11111805
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai [also reported as: Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst., Citrullus vulgaris Schrad, Cucumis citrullus Seringe, Cucurbita citrullus W.]

Watermelon nightshade 1942-Present (50, 155)
Solanum citrullifolium A. Br.

Water-plantain spearwort [Water plantain spearwort] 1923-1986 (4, 156)
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby

Waterpod 1977-1986 (3, 4)
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

Watershield [Water shield, Water-shield]
1818-1986 (1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 15, 138, 155, 158)
Brasenia Schreber [also reported as: Brasenia Willd.]
1828-Present (4, 5, 7, 19, 47, 50, 72, 92, 107, 109, 138, 156)
Brasenia schreberi Gmel. [also reported as: Brasenia hydropeltis Schreber., Brasenia peltata Pursh, Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) Casp., Hydropeltis purpurea Michx.]
1930 (106)
Cabomba caroliniana Gray
1828 (7)
Possibly, Nelumbo lutea Willd. [reported as: Nelumbium luteum Juss.]

Waterstring [Water string] 1919 (37)
Amorpha fruticosa L.

Water-thread pondweed [Waterthread pondweed] 1977-Present (3, 50)
Potamogeton diversifolius Raf.

Waterweed [Water weed, Water-weed]
1923-Present (50, 120, 138)
Elodea Michx.
1876-1977 (3, 5, 85, 92, 93, 138, 156)
Elodea canadensis Michx. [also reported as: Anacharis alsinastrum, Philotria canadensis (Michx.) Britt.] 1
1977 (3)
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John
1898 (78) Sulphur Grove OH
Pilea pumila (L.) Gray

Waterwort [Water wort]
1900-1913 (5, 158)
Asplenium trichomanes L.
1849-Present (1, 4, 13, 15, 50, 155)
Elatine L.
1913-1977 (3, 5, 156)
Elatine rubella Rydb. [also reported as: Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn., Elatine triandra Schkuhr]

Wathaka ratdshe (Oto) 1919 (37)
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai [reported as: Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst.]

Wathibaba-makan (Pawnee, playing card medicine) 1919 (37)
Anemone cylindrica Gray

Wath'-pith (Comanche Shoshonee) 1855 (132)
Juniperus L.

Wå-to-jå (Oto) 1820 (38)
Zea mays L.

Watong (Osage, possibly from watonga "big thing") 1918?-1970? (121) Osage have many named varieites
Cucurbita pepo L.

Watongthi (Osage) 1918-1970 (121)
Zea mays L.

Watson's fescue grass 1913 (5)
Leucopoa kingii (S. Wats.) W.A. Weber [reported as: Festuca confinis Vasey]

Watson's goosefoot Present (50)
Chenopodium watsonii A. Nels.

Watson's lavauxia 1937 (97) OK
Oenothera triloba Nutt. [reported as: Lavauxia watsonii (Britton) Small]

Watson's plum Present (50)
Prunus angustifolia Marsh. var. watsonii (Sargent) Waugh

Wat-tang (Omaha) 1820 (38)
Cucurbita maxima Dcne.

Wåt-tån-zé (Omaha) 1820 (38)
Zea mays L.

Wat-twoing (Oto) 1820 (38)
Cucurbita maxima Dcne.

Wau-inu-makan (Omaha-Ponca, woman's perfume) 1919 (37)
Galium triflorum Michx.

Waukegan juniper 1930-1949 (109, 112, 136)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench [also reported as: Juniperus horizontalis Moench var. douglasii Hort.]

Wau-pezhe (Omaha-Ponca, woman's herb) 1919 (37)
Galium triflorum Michx.

Waving butterfly 1933 (127) ND
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

Wavy-leaf agoseris [Wavyleaf agoseris] 1942 (155)
Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene [reported as: Agoseris cuspidata (Pursh) D. Dietr.]

Wavy-leaf beeblossom [Wavyleaf beeblossom]
Gaura sinuata Nutt. ex Ser.

Wavy-leaf blazing star [Wavyleaf blazingstar] Present (50)
Mentzelia albescens (Gill. & Arn.) Griseb.

Wavy-leaf gaura [Wavy-leaved gaura] 1937 (97) OK
Gaura sinuata Nutt. ex Ser. [reported as: Gaura sinuata Nutt.]

Wavy-leaf Indian paintbrush [Wavyleaf Indian paintbrush] Present (50)
Castilleja applegatei Fern. ssp. martinii (Abrams) Chuang & Heckard

Wavy-leaf oak [Wavyleaf oak] 1942-1986 (4, 155)
Quercus ×pauciloba Rydb. [gambelii × turbinella] [also reported as: Quercus undulata Torr.]

Wavy-leaf thistle [Wavyleaf thistle, Wavy-leaved thistle]
1913-Present (3, 4, 5, 50, 93, 97, 122, 155)
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng
1899-Present (50, 72, 131)
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. undulatum [also reported as: Carduus undulatus Nutt.]

Wavy-leaf twinevine [Wavyleaf twinevine] Present (50)
Funastrum crispum (Benth.) Schlechter

Wax currant
1923-Present (50, 138, 155)
Ribes cereum Dougl.
Present (50)
Ribes cereum Dougl. var. cereum

Wax goldenweed 1977 (3)
Grindelia papposa Nesom & Suh [reported as: Haplopappus ciliatus (Nutt.) DC.]

Wax pink [Wax pinks] 1876-1923 (5, 92, 156, 158)
Portulaca grandiflora Hook.

Wax-ball 1912-1923 (62, 156)
Acalypha virginica L.

Waxberry [Wax-berry]
1928-1949 (40, 109)
Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
1894-1930 (5, 75, 106, 157, 158)
Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. albus [also reported as: Symphoricarpos racemosus Michx.]

Waxberry cornel [Waxberry cornell, Wax-berry cornel] 1828-1900 (5, 7, 92, 156, 158)
Cornus sericea L. ssp. sericea[also reported as: Cornus alba [L.], Cornus stolonifera Michx.]

Waxbush [Wax bush, Wax-bush]
1932 (1)
Cuphea P. Br.
1840-1923 (5, 19, 92, 156, 158)
Cuphea viscosissima Jacq [also reported as: Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne, Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby]

Waxca xca (Lakota, flower blossom) 1918?-1970? (121)
Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Wax-dolls [Wax dolls] 1900 (156, 158)
Fumaria officinalis L.

Wax-flower pyrola [Waxflower pyrola] 1942 (155)
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.

Wax-flower shin-leaf [Waxflower shinleaf] Present (50)
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.

Wax-leaf penstemon [Waxleaf penstemon] 1942-Present (50, 155)
Penstemon nitidus Dougl. ex Benth.

Waxpe cejaka (Lakota, leaf mint) 1918?-1970? (121)
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.

Waxpe jazokapi (Lakota, suck leaf) 1918?-1970? (121)
Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh

Waxpe šica (Lakota, bad leaves) 1918?-1970? (121)
Iva xanthifolia Nutt.

Waxpe tingpsila (Lakota, turnip leaf) 1918?-1970? (121)
Asclepias verticillata L.

Waxpe waštemna (Lakota, odorous leaves) 1918?-1970? (121)
Monarda fistulosa L.

Waxpe xca xca (Lakota, flower leaf) 1918?-1970? (121)
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.

Waxpepopa (Lakota, possibly meaning bursting leaf) 1918?-1970? (121)
Salix L.

Waxpetaga (Lakota, possibly meaning frothy leaves) 1918?-1970? (121)
Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.

Waxweed [Wax-weed]
Present (50)
Cuphea P. Br.
1900 (158)
Cuphea viscosissima Jacq [reported as: Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby]

Waxwork [Wax work, Wax-work]
1849-1932 (1, 13)
Celastrus L.
1869-1949 (2, 5, 14, 49, 58, 92, 106, 107, 109, 138, 156, 158)
Celastrus scandens L.

Waxy-fruit hawthorn [Waxyfruit hawthorn, Waxy-fruited thorn] 1913-Present (5, 50)
Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl.) K. Koch

Waxy-leaf twinevine [Waxy-leaf twine vine] 1986 (4)
Funastrum crispum (Benth.) Schlechter [reported as: Sarcostemma crispum Benth.]

Way bred 1892 (6)
Plantago major L.

Way thistle [Way-thistle] 1900-1929 (5, 156, 157, 158)
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. [also reported as: Carduus arvensis (L.) Robson]

Way-bread [Way bread, Waybread]
1900 (158)
Plantago lanceolata L.
1892-1929 (5, 6, 92, 156, 157, 158)
Plantago major L.

Wayfarer's tree 1922 (53)
Viburnum lentago L.

Wayfaring tree [Way-faring tree 1785 (8)
Viburnum L. [reported as: Viburnum (Tourn.) L.]

Way-grass [Way grass] 1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Polygonum aviculare L.

Wayside pepperweed 1942 (155)
Lepidium oblongum Small var. oblongum [reported as: Lepidium bipinnatifidum.]

Way-side plantain [Wayside plantain] 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Plantago major L.

Wayside speedwell 1942 (155)
Veronica polita Fries

Waythorn [Way-thorn] Pre 1066-1923 (6, 59, 92, 156, 158)
Rhamnus cathartica L. [also reported as: Rhamnus catharticus L.]

Waywort 1900-1923 (156, 158)
Anagallis arvensis L.

Wazhide (Omaha-Ponca) 1919 (37)
Rosa arkansana Porter var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell [reported as: Rosa pratincola Greene]

Wazhushtecha (Dakota) Wazhushtecha-hu (Strawberry vine)
1919 (37)
Fragaria vesca L. ssp. americana (Porter) Staudt [reported as: Fragaria americana (Porter) Britton]
1919 (37)
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne

Wazi (Lakota) 1918-1970 (121)
Pinus L.

Wazimna (Dakota, pine smell) 1919 (37)
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Avé-Lall.

Weak fimbristylis 1913 (5)
Fimbristylis annua (All.) R. & S. [reported as: Fimbristylis baldwiniana Torr.]

Weak meadow grass 1903 (66)
Poa saltuensis Fern. & Wieg. [reported as: Poa debilis Torr.]

Weak nettle 1895-1986 (2, 4, 97)
Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh

Weak spear grass 1893-1901 (5, 45, 56, 72)
Poa saltuensis Fern. & Wieg. [also reported as: Poa debilis Torr.]

Weak-leaf burr ragweed [Weakleaf burr ragweed] Present (50)
Ambrosia confertiflora DC.

Weak-leaf yucca [Weakleaf yucca] 1923-1942 (138, 155)
Yucca filamentosa L. [also reported as: Yucca flaccida Haw.]

Weathercock [Weather cock, Weather-cock, Weathercocks]
1828 (7)
Impatiens L.
1900-1929 (5, 156, 157, 158)
Impatiens capensis Meerb. [also reported as: Impatiens biflora Walt.]
1876 –1929 (92, 156, 157)
Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Weatherglass [Weather-glass] 1876-1929 (92, 157)
Anagallis arvensis L.

Webby lip fern 1913 (5)
Cheilanthes tomentosa Link.

Wechsel (German) 1886 (110)
Prunus cerasus L.

Wedgeleaf Present (50)
Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene

Wedge-leaf draba [Wedgeleaf draba]
1977-Present (3, 4, 50)
Draba cuneifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
Present (50)
Draba cuneifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray var. cuneifolia

Wedge-leaf fogfruit [Wedgeleaf fog-fruit, Wedge-leaved fog-fruit] 1913-1986 (4, 5, 97, 122)
Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene [also reported as: Lippia cuneifolia (Torr.) Steud.]

Wedge-leaf frog-fruit [Wedge-leaved frog-fruit] 1936 (93) Neb
Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene [reported as: Lippia cuneifolia (Torr.) Steud.]

Wedge-leaf whitlow-grass [Wedge-leaved whitlow grass, Wedge-leaved whitlow-grass] 1913-1937 (5, 97)
Draba cuneifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Wedgescale 1942-Present (50, 155)
Sphenopholis Scribn.

Weech 1879 (46)
Corylus americana Walt.

Weedy dwarf-dandelion [Weedy dwarfdandelion] Present (50)
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) Chambers

Weeping alkali grass [Weeping alkaligrass]
1942-Present (50, 140, 155)
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. [also reported as: Puccinellia distans (L.) Parl.]
Present (50)
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. distans

Weeping love grass [Weeping lovegrass] 1942-Present (3, 50, 155)
Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees

Weeping willow 1840-1937 (5, 19, 85, 92, 93, 109, 112, 156, 158)
Salix ×pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica × fragilis] or Salix ×sepulcralis Simonkai [alba × babylonica]

Wegdorn (German) 1892 (6)
Rhamnus cathartica L. [reported as: Rhamnus catharticus L.]

Wegewart (German) 1892 (6)
Cichorium intybus L.

Weichselkirsche (German) 1900 (158)
Prunus mahaleb L.

Weide (German) 1900 (158)
Salix L.

Weiderich (German) 1900 (158)
Lysimachia L.

Weinrebe (German) 1900 (158)
Vitex agnus-castus L.

Weinstock (German) 1923 (138)
Vitex agnus-castus L.

Weir maple 1931 (137) SD
Acer saccharinum L. [reported as: Acer dasycarpum var. weiri Schwerin]

Weisse Esche (German) 1892 (6)
Fraxinus americana L.

Weisser andorn (German) 1900 (158)
Marrubium vulgare L.

Weisser Gänsefuss (German) 1900 (158)
Chenopodium album L.

Weisser Senf (German) 1892-1900 (6, 158)
Sinapis alba L. [also reported as: Brassica alba Hook.]

Weisses Christophskraut (German) 1892 (6)
Actaea pachypoda Ell. [reported as: Actaea alba (Aiton) Willd.]

Welch clover 1876 (92)
Trifolium arvense L.

Welcome-to-our-house 1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Euphorbia cyparissias L. [also reported as: Tithymalus cyparissias (L.) Hill.]

Well-cress 1923 (156)
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek [reported as: Nasturtium officinale R.Br., Rorippa nasturtium (L.) Rusby]

Well-grass [Well grass] 1900-1913 (5, 158)
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek [also reported as: Nasturtium officinale R.Br., Rorippa nasturtium (L.) Rusby, Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.]

Welsch bonen 1552 (107) Tragus, Kyber
Phaseolus L.

Welschkorn 1552 (107) Kyler
Zea mays L.

Welschkorn (German) 1552 (110) Tragus
Zea mays L.

Welsh parsley 1900-1929 (157, 158)
Cannabis sativa L.

Welted thistle 1913-1936 (5, 93, 156)
Carduus crispus L.

Wenu-shabethe-he (Omaha-Ponca, tree to dye black) 1919 (37)
Acer saccharinum L.

Weremod 1900-1929 (157, 158) verbal corruption
Artemisia absinthium L.

Wermuth (German) 1892-1900 (6, 158)
Artemisia absinthium L.

Werner's panic grass [Werner's panic-grass] 1852-1913 (5, 163)
Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn. ex Nash) Gould [also reported as: Panicum werneri Scribn.]

Werner's panicum [Werner panicum] 1942 (155)
Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn. ex Nash) Gould [reported as: Panicum werneri Scribn.]

Wešabeõe (Osage, black-dye tree) 1918?-1970? (121)
Acer saccharinum L.

West Indian nightshade Present (50)
Solanum ptychanthum Dunal

West Indian yellow-wood 1923 (156)
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.

Western agoseris 1899 (131) SD
Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. [reported as: Agoseris scorzoneraefolia (Schrad.) Greene]

Western aster 1913-Present (5, 50)
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) Nesom [also reported as: Aster adscendens Lindl.]

Western baneberry
1942 (155)
Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. [reported as: Actaea arguta Nutt.]
1899 (131) SD
Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Greene [reported as: Actaea rubra arguta (Nutt.) Greene]

Western beard grass 1884 (87)
Aristida purpurea Nutt.

Western bindweed 1932 (85) SD
Convolvulus arvensis L. [reported as: Convolvulus ambigens House]

Western birch 1857-1913 (5, 20, 108)
Betula occidentalis Hook. [also reported as: Betula fontinalis Sargent]

Western bitterweed [Western bitter weed] 1937 (122, 124) TX
Hymenoxys odorata DC. [also reported as: Actinea odorata (DC.) Kuntze]

Western black walnut 1931 (65) OK
Juglans microcarpa Berl. var. microcarpa [reported as: Juglans rupestris Engelm.]

Western blight 1899 (131) SD
Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. [reported as: Dondia depressa (Pursh) Britton, Suaeda depressa (Pursh) S. Watson]

Western blite 1878 (108)
Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene [reported as: Suaeda torreyana S. Wats.]

Western blue flag 1913 (5)
Iris missouriensis Nutt.

Western blue violet 1913 (5)
Viola nephrophylla Greene [reported as: Viola retusa Greene]

Western bracken fern [Western brackenfern]
Present (50)
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Present (50)
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underwood ex Heller
Present (50)
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pseudocaudatum (Clute) Heller
1942 (155)
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underwood

Western buckeye 1913-1986 (3, 4, 5, 97, 125, 156)
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. arguta (Buckl.) B.L. Robins. [also reported as: Aesculus arguta Buckl.]

Western bunch grass [Western bunch-grass]
1901 (94)
Aristida desmantha Trin. & Rupr.
1901 (56) IA
Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth [reported as: Stipa viridula Trin.]

Western bur-marigold 1930 (106)
Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton [reported as: Bidens involucrata [(Nutt.) Britton]]

Western campion 1932 (85) SD
Silene nivea (Nutt.) Muhl. ex Otth

Western cardinal-flower [Western cardinalflower] 1942 (155)
Lobelia cardinalis L. [reported as: Lobelia splendens Willd.]

Western catalpa 1900-1937 (5, 85, 97, 109, 122, 124, 135, 138, 156, 158)
Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.

Western centaury 1913-1936 (5, 93) Neb
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

Western chokecherry [Western choke cherry, Western choke-cherry]
1923-Present (50, 82, 106, 137, 138, 155)
Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. [also reported as: Prunus demissa (Nutt.) Walp.]
1911-1936 (5, 37, 93, 95)
Prunus virginiana L. var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sargent [also reported as: Padus melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Shafer, Prunus melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Rydb.]

Western clematis 1902-1986 (4, 85, 142, 156)
Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.

Western common pearl-everlasting [Western common pearleverlasting] 1942 (155)
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook [reported as: Anaphalis margaritacea occidentalis, Anaphalis margaritacea subalpina]

Western coralroot [Western coral root] 1937 (122) TX
Corallorrhiza wisteriana Conrad

Western cord grass [Western cord-grass] 1901 (94)
Spartina gracilis Trin.

Western cottonwood [Western cotton-wood]
1931 (65) OK
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
1911-1937 (1, 5, 93, 95, 97, 121)
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder [also reported as: Populus sargentii Dode.]

Western crab apple
1900-1929 (5, 72, 85, 93, 95, 97, 137, 157)
Malus ioensis (Wood) Britton
1895-1899 (2, 63)
Malus ioensis (Wood) Britton var. ioensis [also reported as: Pyrus ioensis Bailey]

Western daisy
1913-1986 (4, 5, 97, 156)
Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt. [also reported as: Bellis integrifolia Michx.]
1977 (3)
Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt. ssp. ciliatum (Raf.) Dejong

Western daisy fleabane
1913-Present (5, 50, 93, 97)
Erigeron bellidiastrum Nutt.
Present (50)
Erigeron bellidiastrum Nutt. var. bellidiastrum
Present (50)
Erigeron bellidiastrum Nutt. var. robustus Cronq.

Western dock
1907-Present (3, 4, 5, 50, 72, 85, 155)
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn [also reported as: Rumex occidentalis S. Wats.]
1899 (131) SD
Rumex obtusifolius L.

Western dropwort 1828-1876 (7, 92)
Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britt. [also reported as: Gillenia stipulacea Nutt.]

Western dward-dandelion [Western dward dandelion, Western dwarfdandelion] 1913-Present (50, 3, 5, 97, 155)
Krigia occidentalis Nutt. [also reported as: Cymbia occidentalis (Nutt.) Standley]

Western dwarf cliff-brake [Western dwarf cliffbrake] Present (50)
Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. occidentalis (E. Nels.) Windham

Western false dragonhead Present (50)
Physostegia parviflora Nutt. ex Gray

Western false gromwell [Western false-gromwell] 1900-1937 (5, 93, 97, 121, 157)
Onosmodium molle Michx.ssp. occidentale (Mackenzie) Cochrane [also reported as: Onosmodium occidentale Mackenzie]

Western figwort 1913-1942 (5, 85, 97, 155)
Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh [also reported as: Scrophularia occidentalis (Rydb.) Bicknell]

Western fleabane 1932-1986 (3, 4, 85)
Erigeron bellidiastrum Nutt.

Western germander 1930-Present (50, 82)
Teucrium canadense L. var. occidentale (Gray) McClintock & Epling [also reported as: Teucrium occidentale Gray]

Western goldenrod 1930-1942 (106, 155)
Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. [also reported as: Solidago occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray]

Western goldentop Present (50)
Euthamia occidentalis Nutt.

Western green ash 1932 (85) SD
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. [reported as: Fraxinus campestris Britton]

Western hawk's-beard [Western hawksbeard] 1942 (155)
Crepis occidentalis Nutt.

Western hickory 1900 (158)
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don [reported as: Hicoria laciniosa (Michx. f.) Sargent]

Western horse-nettle [Western horsenettle] 1986-Present (4, 50)
Solanum dimidiatum Raf.

Western indigo 1942-Present (50, 155)
Indigofera miniata Ort. var. leptosepala (Nutt.) B.L.Turner [also reported as: Indigofera leptosepala Nutt.]

Western indigo plant [Western indigo-plant] 1913-1937 (5, 97)
Indigofera miniata Ort. var. leptosepala (Nutt.) B.L.Turner [also reported as: Indigofera leptosepala Nutt.]

Western ironweed [Western iron weed, Western iron-weed]
1911-1986 (4, 95)
Vernonia baldwinii Torr.
1899-1937 (5, 62, 72, 80, 93, 95, 97, 106, 131, 138, 155)
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
1932 (85) SD
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.ssp. corymbosa (Schwein. ex Keating) S.B. Jones [reported as: Vernonia corymbosa Schwein.]

Western juneberry [Western june-berry, Western june berry] 1900-1932 (85, 93, 157)
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer

Western lettuce 1899-1937 (5, 72, 93, 97, 122, 131)
Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell

Western lion's-heart [Western lion's heart] 1913-1936 (5, 93)
Physostegia parviflora Nutt. ex Gray [also reported as: Dracocephalum nuttallii Britton]

Western marbleseed 1942-Present (50, 155)
Onosmodium molle Michx.ssp. occidentale (Mackenzie) Cochrane [also reported as: Onosmodium occidentale Mackenzie]

Western marsh cudweed 1913-Present (5, 50)
Gnaphalium palustre Nutt.

Western mountain-ash [Western mountain ash] 1913-1977 (3, 5, 85)
Sorbus scopulina Greene

Western mugwort
1878-1923 (80, 108, 156)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
1900 (158)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana [reported as: Artemisia gnaphalodes Nutt.]

Western needle grass [Western needle-grass, Western needlegrass]
1901-Present (50, 94, 155)
Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Barkworth ssp. occidentale
1939-1958 (116, 146)
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth [also reported as: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.]

Western ninebark 1895 (130) SD
Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) Coult. [reported as: Opulaster monogynus Torr.]

Western oak fern [Western oakfern] Present (50)
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman

Western orange-cup lily [Western orangecup lily] 1923-1942 (138, 155)
Lilium philadelphicum L. var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker.-Gawl. [also reported as: Lilium umbellatum Pursh]

Western panic grass [Western panicgrass] Present (50)
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann

Western paper birch 1942 (155)
Betula occidentalis Hook. [reported as: Betula papyrifera Marsh. var. occidentalis (Hook.) Sargent]

Western pearly-everlasting [Western pearly everlasting] Present (50)
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook [reported as: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.]

Western persicaria 1899 (131) SD
Polygonum douglasii Greene ssp. johnstonii (Munz) Hickman [reported as: Polygonum sawatchense Small]

Western pink verbena 1937 (122) TX
Glandularia bipinnatifida (Nutt.) Nutt. var. bipinnatifida [reported as: Verbena ambrosifolia Rydb.]

Western pitch pine
1900 (158)
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
1913 (5)
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson var. scopulorum Engelm. [reported as: Pinus scopulorum (Engelman.) Lemmon.]

Western plane tree 1882 (14)
Platanus occidentalis L.

Western plantain
1936 (93) Neb
Plantago patagonica Jacq. [reported as: Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes]
1937 (97) OK
Plantago virginica L. [reported as: Plantago occidentalis Dcne.]

Western poison ivy [Western poisonivy] 1911-Present (50, 95, 155)
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene [also reported as: Rhus rydbergii Small.]

Western pondweed 1932 (85) SD
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers) Boerner ssp. filiformis [reported as: Potamogeton filiformis Pers.]

Western poplar 1942 (155)
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. ssp. monilifera (Aiton) Eckenwalder [reported as: Populus occidentalis (Rydb.) Britton ex Rydb.]

Western prairie clover 1977 (3)
Dalea candida Michx.ex Willd. var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners [reported as: Petalostemon occidentale (Gray) Fern.]

Western prickly pear [Western prickly-pear] 1899-1936 (5, 72, 85, 93, 95, 131)
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

Western purslane 1913-1923 (5, 156)
Portulaca oleracea L. [also reported as: Portulaca retusa Engelm.]

Western pusley 1937 (122) TX
Portulaca oleracea L. [reported as: Portulaca retusa Engelm.]

Western pussy willow 1977-1986 (3, 4)
Salix scouleriana Barr.

Western ragweed 1893-1986 (3, 4, 5, 21, 72, 82, 85, 93, 97, 98, 125, 131, 155, 157)
Ambrosia psilostachya DC. [also reported as: Ambrosia coronopifolia Torr. & Gray]

Western rattlesnake-plantain [Western rattlsenake plantain] 1923-Present (50, 138)
Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. [also reported as: Goodyera decipiens (Hook.) F.T. Hubbard]

Western red birch 1899-1936 (85, 93, 131, 158)
Betula occidentalis Hook. [also reported as: Betula fontinalis Sargent]

Western red cedar 1930-1937 (85, 97, 136, 157)
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.

Western red currant
1986 (4)
Ribes cereum Dougl.
1977 (3)
Ribes cereum Dougl. var. pedicellare Brewer & S. Wats. [reported as: Ribes cereum Dougl. var. inebrians (Lindl.) C.L.Hitchc]

Western red lily 1907-1936 (5, 72, 85, 93)
Lilium philadelphicum L. var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker.-Gawl. [also reported as: Lilium umbellatum Pursh]

Western rock-jasmine [Western rock jasmine, Western rockjasmine] 1942-Present (3, 4, 50, 155)
Androsace occidentalis Pursh

Western rough goldenrod [Western rough golden-rod] 1899-Present (5, 50, 97, 122, 131)
Solidago radula Nutt.

Western ruppia 1818-1932 (5, 10, 85, 131) SD
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petag.) Grande [also reported as: Ruppia occidentalis S. Wats.]

Western rye grass [Western rye-grass 1852-1936 (68, 143)
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus [also reported as: Agropyron tenerum Vasey, Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) A.S. Hitchc.]

Western sage
1923 (156)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
1900-1936 (5, 93, 157)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana [also reported as: Artemisia gnaphalodes Nutt.]

Western sagebrush [Western sage brush] 1932 (85) SD
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana [reported as: Artemisia gnaphalodes Nutt.]

Western salsify 1986 (4)
Tragopogon dubius Scop.

Western sand cherry
1895 (32)
Prunus pumila L.
1913-Present (1, 5, 50, 82, 85, 93, 109, 125, 131)
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (Bailey) Gleason [also reported as: Prunus besseyi Bailey]

Western scouring-rush [Western scouringrush] 1942 (155)
Equisetum hyemale L. var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat. [reported as: Equisetum hyemale L. var. californicum Milde]

Western sea-blite [Western sea blite] 1913-1936 (5, 93)
Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. [also reported as: Dondia depressa (Pursh) Britton, Suaeda depressa (Pursh) S. Watson]

Western seepweed 1942 (155)
Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. [reported as: Suaeda occidentalis (S. Wats.) S. Wats.]

Western senega 1911 (55)
Polygala senega L.

Western sensitive brier 1986 (4)
Mimosa rupertiana B.L. Turner [reported as: Schrankia occidentalis (W. & S.) Standl.]

Western serviceberry [Western service berry] 1910-1919 (107, 135)
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer

Western shell bark 1913 (5)
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don [reported as: Hicoria laciniosa (Michx. f.) Sargent]

Western shellbark hickory 1895 (2)
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don [reported as: Carya sulcata Nutt., Hicoria laciniosa (Michx. f.) Sarg.]

Western shepherdia 1857 (20)
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

Western silky aster 1899-1936 (5, 93, 131)
Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) Nesom [also reported as: Aster sericeusVent.]

Western silver aster Present (50)
Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) Nesom

Western silvery aster 1913-1937 (5, 97)
Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) Nesom [also reported as: Aster sericeusVent.]

Western slough grass [Western slough-grass] 1936 (93) Neb
Beckmannia Host

Western snakeweed [Western snake-weed] 1939 (148) CO
Liatris punctata Hook

Western snowberry 1923-Present (3, 4, 50, 98, 138, 155)
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

Western soapberry [Western soap berry] 1923-Present (50, 124, 138, 155)
Sapindus saponaria L. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) Bensons [also reported as: Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn.]

Western spiderwort 1913-1937 (5, 93, 97)
Tradescantia occidentalis (Brit.) Smyth

Western squaw-weed [Western squaw weed] 1913-1937 (5, 93, 97)
Packera tridenticulata (Rydb.) W.A. Weber & A. Löve [also reported as: Senecio densus Greene]

Western stickseed
1937 (97) OK
Lappula occidentalis (S. Wats.) Greene
1899 (131) SD
Lappula occidentalis (S. Wats.) Greene var. occidentalis [reported as: Lappula redowskii occidentalis (S. Wats.) Rydb.]

Western stipa 1901 (56) IA
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth [reported as: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.]

Western stonecrop [Western stone crop] 1899 (131) SD
Sedum lanceolatum Torr. [reported as: Sedum stenopetalum Pursh]

Western sunflower
1878 (108)
Helianthus annuus L. [reported as: Helianthus lenticularis]
1913 (80) IA
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

Western sweet cicely 1913-1932 (5, 85)
Osmorhiza berteroi DC. [reported as: Osmorhiza divaricata Nutt., Washingtonia divaricata Britton]

Western sword fern [Western swordfern, Western sword-fern] 1942-Present (50, 109, 155)
Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western tansy-mustard [Western tansymustard]
1942 (155)
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britton
Present (50)
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britton ssp. brachycarpa (Richards.) Detling
1907-Present (50, 72)
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britton ssp. intermedia (Rydb.) Detling [also reported as: Sophia intermedia Rydb.]

Western thistle 1897 (145) KS
Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray [reported as: Cnicus ochrocentrus Gray]

Western tickseed 1930 (82) IA
Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton

Western tickseed sunflower [Western tickseed-]sunflower 1913-1937 (5, 97, 122)
Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton

Western triple-awn grass [Western triple-awned grass] 1852-Present (50, 163)
Aristida desmantha Trin. & Rupr.

Western tumbleweed 1913 (80) IA
Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult.

Western umbrella-grass [Western umbrella grass] 1913 (5)
Fuirena simplex Vahl

Western umbrella-sedge [Western umbrella sedge]
Present (50)
Fuirena simplex Vahl
Present (50)