Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Balsamita major Desf.

Family: Lamiaceae

origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Chrysanthemum balsamita L., Tanacetum balsamita

Common names:

Alecoast (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Alecost [Ale-cost] (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 107, 156, 158)

Balsamite odorante (1900, French) (158)

Balsamkraut (1900, German) (158)

Baume-coq (1900, French) (158)

Bible-leaf (1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156)

Cockmint [Cock mint] (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Cologne-plant (1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156)

Coq des jardin (1900, French) (158)

Cost (1900-1923? obsolete by 1923, from Latin costus) (5, 156, 158)

Costmary (1900-Present) (4, 5, 50, 107, 109, 138, 156, 158)

Frauenminze (1900, German) (158)

Lavender (1900, misapplied) (158)

Marienblatt (1900, German) (158)

Maudlin (1900, i.e. Magdeline) (158)

Menthe-coq (1900, French) (158)

Mint-geranium [Mint geranium] (1900-1986) (3, 4, 5, 156, 158)

Sweet Mary (1923) (156)

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