Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Ambrosia trifida L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Ambrosia striata Rydb., Ambrosia variabilis Rydb.

Common names:

Ambrosia gigantea inodora fol. asperis trifidis (1768, Raii) (165)

Bitterweed [Bitter weed, Bitter-weed] (1898-1929) (5, 49, 92, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Bloodweed (1930, IA) (82)

Buffalo-weed [Buffalo weed] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Giant ragweed (1893-1930) (3, 4, 21, 62, 82, 97, 125, 155, 157, 158)

Great bitterweed [Great bitter-weed] (1840) (19)

Great ragweed (1898-Present) (5, 49, 50, 62, 63, 80, 92, 93, 106, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Greater ragweed (1913-1930, IA) (80, 82)

Hay-fever weed [Hay fever weed] (1907-1923) (5, 72, 156)

Horsecane [Horse cane, Horse-cane] (1898-1923) (5, 49, 92, 156, 158)

Horseweed [Horse weed, Horse-weed] (1828-1937) (5, 7, 49, 62, 76, 92, 106, 122, 145, 156, 157, 158)

Ironweed [Iron-weed] (1929) (157)

Kinghead [King-head] (1912-1923) (62, 156)

Ragweed (1930-1932) (85, 106)

Richweed [Rich-weed] (1876-1923) (5, 49, 92, 155, 156, 158)

River ragweed (1923) (156)

Tall ambrosia (1876-1923) (5, 49, 92, 158)

Three-lobe ragweed [Three-lobed ragweed] (1923) (156)

Trifid-leaf [Trifid-leaved ambrosia] (1768) (165)

Wild hemp (1828-1929) (5, 7, 49, 92, 156, 157, 158)