Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Amaranthus rudis Sauer

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) Wood, Acnida tamariscina (Nutt.) Wood --Rydb., Amaranthus tamariscinus (Nutt.) Wood --Gleason & Cronquist, Acnida tamariscina auct. non (Nutt.) Wood

Common names:

Acnida (1930, KS) (125)

Tall amaranth (Present) (50)

Waterhemp [Water hemp] (1893-1986) (3, 21, 85, 122, 125)

Western waterhemp [Western water-hemp Western water hemp] (1907-1986) (4, 5, 72, 93, 97, 131)