Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Althaea officinalis L.

Origin: introduced

Common names:

Altea (1900, Spanish) (158)

Althea (1876-1917) (52, 57, 59, 92)

Althee (1900, German) (158)

Common marshmallow (1768-Present) (50, 165)

Eibisch (1900, German) (158)

French mallowes (1617) (46)

Guimauve (1900-1911, French) (55, 158)

Malvavisco (1900, Spanish) (158)

Marshmallow [Marsh-mallow, Marsh mallow, Marsh mallows] (1649-1986) (3, 4, 5, 7, 19, 46, 58, 49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 92, 107, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Mortification-root [Mortification root] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Officinal marshmallow [Officinal marsh-mallow] (1768) (165)

Sweatweed [Sweat weed, Sweat-weed] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

White mallow (1900-1923) (107, 156, 158)

Wymote (1876-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (92, 156, 158)