Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. angustior (Miq.) Nakai, Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. intercedens Hara, Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. revoluta Suksdorf, Possibly, Anaphalis margaritacea Gray, Anaphalis margaritacea occidentalis, Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. occidentalis Greene, Anaphalis margaritacea subalpina, Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. subalpina Gray, Anaphalis occidentalis (Greene) Heller, Anaphalis subalpina (Gray) Rydb., Antennaria margaritacea Hook., Gnaphalium americanum Greene

Common names:

Common pearl-everlasting [Common pearleverlasting] (1942) (155)

Cottonweed [Cotton weed, Cotton-weed] (1876-1900) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Everlasting (1895-1930) (2, 160)

Everlasting-flower [Everlasting flower] (1879) (46)

Ever-white (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Indian posy [Indian posey, Indian-posy] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Ladies'-tobacco [Ladies' tobacco] (1896-1930, Eastern US) (5, 76, 106, 156, 158)

Lady-never-fade (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Large-flower everlasting [Large-flowered everlasting, Large flowered everlasting] (1900-1937) (5, 72, 97, 156, 158)

Life-everlasting [Life everlasting] (1770-1913) (5, 41, 106, 158)

Life-of-man [Life of man] (1892, NH) (73)

Live-forever [Live forever] (1879) (46)

Live-long (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Moonshine (1900-1930) (5, 106, 156, 158)

None-so-pretty [None so pretty] (1828-1900, misapplied) (5, 7, 92, 156, 158)

Old-sow (1900) (158)

Pearl everlasting (1923-1949) (97, 109, 138)

Pearl-flower life-everlasting [Pearl-flowered life everlasting] (1840-1898) (19, 49, 92)

Pearly-everlasting [Pearly everlasting] (1898-1986) (3, 4, 5, 40, 49, 85, 106,107, 156, 158)

Poverty-weed [Poverty weed ] (1894-1923, Penobscot ME, misapplied) (5, 75, 156)

Silver-button [Silver button] (1900-1930) (5, 106, 156, 158)

Silver-leaf [Silver leaf] (1828-1900) (5, 7, 91, 156, 158)

Silver-leaf life-everlasting [Silver-leaved life-everlasting] (1923) (156)

Strawflower [Straw-flower] (1930, WA) (106)

Wa'bigwûn (1928, Chipewwa, flowers) (40)

Western common pearl-everlasting [Western common pearleverlasting] (1942) (155)

Western pearly-everlasting [Western pearly everlasting] (Present) (50)