Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Ambrosia elatior L.

Common names:

Ambrosia (1876) (92)

Annual ragweed (Present) (50)

Bastard wormwood (1828-1929) (7, 92, 157)

Bitterweed [Bitter-weed, Bitter weed] (1913) (5)

Blackweed [Black-weed] (1913) (5)

Carrotweed [Carrot weed, Carrot-weed] (1828-1913) (5, 7, 92)

Conotweed [Conot weed] (1828) (7)

Cut-leaf ragweed [Cut-leaved ragweed] (1936, Neb) (93)

Hay-fever weed (1913) (5)

Hogweed [Hog weed] (1840-1929) (5, 19, 92, 157)

Ragweed (1876-1932) (5, 37, 85, 92, 125, 157)

Roman wormwood (1840-1929) (5, 19, 157)

Short ragweed (1893-1937) (21, 97)

Stammerwort [Stammer-wort] (1913) (5)

Stickweed [Stick-weed] (1913) (5)

Tall ambrosia (1768) (165)

Tasselweed [Tassel weed, Tassel-weed] (1913-1929) (5, 157)

Wild tansy (1913-1929) (5, 157)

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