Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Agrostemma githago L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific synonyms: Lychnis githago (L.) Scop.

Common names:

Bastard nigelle (1898) (71)

Cockel (1892) (6)

Cockle (1768-1939) (6, 19, 71, 148, 165)

Cockle corn (1876) (92)

Common corncockle (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Corn campion (1768-1932) (1, 5, 85, 156, 157, 158, 165)

Corn cockle [Corn-cockle] (1818-1939) (1, 5, 6, 10, 62, 71, 72, 80, 85, 97, 131, 148, 156, 157, 158)

Corn pink (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Corn rose (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Crown-of-the field (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Gemeine Rade (1892, German) (6)

Korn Rade (1892, German) (6)

La Nielle des Bles (1892, French) (6)

Licheta (1893-1898, Vermont) (71, 74)

L'Ivraie (1892, French) (6)

Mullein pink [Mullen pink] (1892-1929) (5, 71, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Old-maid's-pink [Old maid's pink, Old maid pink, Old-maid's pink] (1892-1929) (5, 71, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Purple cockle (1912-1939) (62, 148)

Rose campion (1898) (71)

Rose of heaven (1923) (156)

Woolly pink (1923) (156)