Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants: Z

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Zab (Hungarian) 1886 (110)
Avena sativa L.

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

Zahiu (Osage) 1918?-1970? (121)
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh

Zahnweholz (German) 1892-1900 (6, 158)
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. [also reported as: Xanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. ]

Zahnwehrinde (German) 1900 (158)
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. [reported as: Xanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. ]

Zanahoria (Spanish) 1900 (158)
Daucus carota L.

Zandria or cindria (Spanish) 1886 (110)
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai [reported as: Citrullus vulgaris Schrad ]

Zannichellia , for J.H. Zannichelli, Italian botanist, d. 1729
1900 (158)
Zannichellia L.
Zanichellia 1899 (131) SD
Zannichellia palustris L.

Zannichellia palustris major foliis gramineis acutis 1879 (46) Micheli
Zannichellia palustris L.

Zapilliot 1919 (107)
Cucurbita maxima Dcne.

Zarzaparilla 1879 (46)
Smilax glauca Walt. [reported as: Smilax sarsaparilla L. ]

Zehrwurz (German) 1900 (158)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott [reported as: Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Torr. ]

Zekkoum (Berber) 1886 (110)
Avena sativa L.

Zennichellia 1907 (72) IA
Zannichellia palustris L.

Ze'sûb (Chippewa) 1928 (40)
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell [reported as: Urticastrum divaricatum (L.) Kuntze ]

Zha tanga (Omaha-Ponca, big weed) 1919 (37)
Silphium perfoliatum L.

Zha-baho-hi (Omaha-Ponca, weed with angled stem) 1919 (37)
Silphium perfoliatum L.

Zhaba-makan (Omaha-Ponca, beaver-medicine) 1919 (37)
Heracleum maximum Bartr. [reported as: Heracleum lanatum Michx. ]

Zhaba-ta-zhon (Omaha-Ponca, beaver wood) 1919 (37)
Acer negundo L.

Zha-pa (Omaha-Ponca, bitter weed) 1919 (37)
Silphium perfoliatum L.

Zha-sage-zi (Omaha-Ponca, hard yellow weed) 1919 (37)
Solidago L.

Zha-zi (Omaha-Ponca, yellow weed) 1919 (37)
Helianthus annuus L.

Zherbes 1923 (156)
Ruppia maritima L.

Zhon h'uda (Omaha-Ponca, gray wood) 1919 (37)
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer

Zhon-hoje-wazhide or wazhide h'uta (Omaha-Ponca 1919 (37)
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. [reported as: Lepargyraea argentea (Nutt.) Greene ]

Zhon-zi-zhu (Omaha-Ponca, yellow flesh wood) 1919 (37)
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. [reported as: Toxylon pomiferum Raf. ]

Zhu-nakada-tanga-makan (Omaha-Ponca. great fever medicine) 1919 (37)
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.

Ziest (German) 1900 (158)
Stachys L.

Zi'gini'ce (Chippewa) 1928 (40)
Campanula rotundifolia L.

Zigzag cloak fern [Zigzag cloakfern] 1942 (155)
Argyrochosma fendleri (Kunze) Windham [reported as: Notholaena fendleri Kunze ]

Zig-zag clover [Zig zag clover, Zigzag clover] 1900-1949 (5, 66, 68, 109, 155, 156, 158)
Trifolium pratense L. [also reported as: Trifolium medium L. ]

Zigzag goldenrod [Zig-zag goldenrod, Zig-zag golden-rod] 1840-Present (5, 19, 50, 72, 155)
Solidago flexicaulis L.

Zigzag iris Present (50)
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

Zigzag Solomon's seal 1900-1923 (5, 156, 158)
Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum [also reported as: Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf., Vagnera racemosa (L.) Morong. ]

Zinnia 1900-Present (50, 82, 138, 158) for Johann Gottfried Zinn, 1727-1759, professor of medicine at Gorttingen
Zinnia L. [also reported as: Crassina Scepin ]

Zinnkraut (German) 1900 (158)
Equisetum arvense L.

Zinzeyd 1919 (107) Persia
Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Zingtkala tacang (Lakota, small bird's perch) 1918?-1970? (121)
Amorpha fruticosa L.

Zipolle (German) 1900 (158)
Allium cepa L.

Zitkala tawote (Lakota, small bird's food)
1918?-1970? (121)
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
1918?-1970? (121)
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus [reported as: Lotus americanus (Nutt.) Bisch. ]

Zizia 1900-Present (50, 155, 158)
Zizia W.D.J. Koch

Zizotes milkweed Present (50)
Asclepias oenotheroides Cham. & Schlecht.

Ziz's pondweed 1913 (5)
Potamogeton illinoensis Morong [reported as: Potamogeton angustifolius Berch. & Presl. ]

Zob (Croat) 1886 (110)
Avena sativa L.

Zongthi žinga (Osage, little yellow-wood plant) 1918?-1970? (121)
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench

Zongšabethe hi (Osage, dark-wood tree) 1918?-1970? (121)
Cercis canadensis L.

Zongxaštonga (Osage, large wood) 1918?-1970? (121)
Cicuta maculata L.

Zucca (Italy) (gourd) 1919 (107)
Cucurbita pepo L.

Zucco de Peru 1552 (107) Tragus
Cucurbita pepo L.

Zucco de Syria 1552 (107) Tragus
Cucurbita pepo L.

Zuckerbeere (German) 1892 (6)
Celtis occidentalis L.

Zuzecha-ta-wote (Dakota, snake food) 1919 (37)
Celastrus scandens L.

Zuzecha-ta-wote sapsapa (Dakota, black snake food) 1919 (37)
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench [reported as: Sympharicarpos symphoricarpos (L.) MacM.]

Zwartnootboom (Dutch) 1770 (41)
Juglans nigra L.

Zweibel (German) 1900 (158)
Allium cepa L.

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