Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Anemone virginiana L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Anemone riparia Fern., Possibly Anemone virginica

Common names:

Nimble-weed (1923) (156)

Riverbank anemone (1942) (155)

Tall anemone (1878-1986) (3, 4, 5, 72, 85, 86, 93, 97, 131, 158)

Tall thimbleweed (Present) (50)

Thimbleweed [Thimble weed, Thimble-weed] (1840-1923) (5, 19, 74, 79, 86, 156, 158)

Tumbleweed [Tumble weed] (1913) (5)

Virginia anemone [Virginian anemone] (1807-1942) (155, 156, 158, 165)

Wildflower (1840) (19)

Windbloom [Wind-bloom] (1828-1876) (7, 92)