Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.) H.E. Robins.

Family: Asteraceae

origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Cacalia atriplicifolia L., Cacalia glauca Muhl., Cacalia rotundifolia (Raf.) House, Mesadenia atriplicifolia (L.) Raf.

Common names: Da'yewû (Cherokee, it sews itself up) (1886leaves are said to grow together again when torn) (102)

Horsemint (1820) (38)

Indian plantain (1852) (47)

Orache-caraway [Orache caraway] (1840) (19)

Orach-leaved cacalia (1818) (187) Pale Indian plantain (1900-Present) (3, 4, 5, 50, 72, 82, 93, 95, 97, 156, 157, 158)

Tassell flower (1886) (102)

Wild caraway (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

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