Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Asclepias L.

Scientific Synonyms: Asclepias (Tourn.) L., Asclepiodora Gray, Acerates Ell. (all U.S. species are now Asclepias)

Common names:

Antelopehorn (1942) (155)

Butterfly-weed [Butterfly weed] (1930-1932) (1, 106)

Milkweed [Milk-weed] (1895-Present) (1, 2, 4, 45, 50, 63, 82, 106,109, 125, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Nepesha (1828, Oregon and Western tribes) (7)

Silkweed (1870-1932) (1, 2, 61, 79, 106, 109, 158)

Spider milkweed (1932) (1)

Swallow wort [Swallow wort] (1818) (10)

Wild cotton (1818) (10)