Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Asparagus officinalis L.

origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Asparagus officinalis L. var. altilis L.

Common names:

Asparagus (1840-1977) (3, 5, 19, 49, 57, 72, 85, 92, 97, 107, 114, 117, 124, 157, 158)

Asperge (1900, French) (158)

Common asparagus (1949) (109)

Esparraguera (1900, Spanish) (158)

Garden asparagus (1923-Present) (50, 109, 138, 155)

Grass (1900) (158)

Paddock-cheese (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Sparagus (1671, Cultivated by English colonists by 1671, Josselyn) (46 , 158)

Spargel (1900, German) (158)

Sparrow-grass [Sparrow grass] (1828-1923, verbal corruption) (5, 7, 92, 138, 158)

Sperage, Spearage (1900-1929) (5, 157, 158)