Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Cannabis sativa L.

Origin: introduced

Common names:

Bang (1828-1886, Hindu and Persian) (7, 110)

Barren hemp (1929) (157)

Bhang (1882, mentioned in Arabian nights) (14, 59)

Bhanga (1886, Sanskrit) (110)

Cannab (1886, Arabic) (110)

Cannabis(1886-1930, also Greek and Latin) (110, 125)

Cannabis indica (1902) (60)

Cementer-of-Friendship [Cementer of Friendship] (1892, India) (6)

Chanvre (1886, French) (6, 110)

Common American hemp (1876) (92)

Common hemp (1828-1923) (7, 138, 157, 158)

Exciter-of-Desire [Exciter of Desire] (1892, India) (6)

Fimble (1919-1923) (107, 156)

Gallow-grass [Gallow grass, Gallows-grass] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 107, 156, 157, 158)

Ganga (1886, Bengali) (53, 110)

Gangika (1886, Sanskrit) (110)

Ganja [Ganjah] (1876-1922, woody stems of) (6, 53, 92)

Grass-of-Fakirs [Grass of Fakirs] (1876-1922, India) (6)

Guaza (1892) (6, 53)

Gunjah (1882) (6, 14, 53)

Hanf (1886, German) (6, 110)

Hashash (1892) (6)

Hashisch (1892) (6)

Hashish (1892) (6, 59)

Hemp (1840-1986) (4, 5, 6, 14, 21, 19, 53, 57, 59, 61, 72, 80, 82, 85, 92, 93, 95, 107, 109, 110, 114, 131, 145, 148, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Hempseed [Hemp seed] (1876) (92)

Hempweed [Hemp weed, Hemp-weed] (1876-1900?) (92, 157, 158)

Increaser-of-Pleasure [Increaser of Pleasure] (1892, India) (6)

Indian cannabis (1917) (57)

Indian hemp (1892, KS) (6, 57, 60, 125)

Kanas (1886, Keltic and Breton) (110)

Laughter-Mover [Laughter Mover] (1892, India) (6)

Marijuana [Marihuana] (1930-Present) (3, 4, 50, 109, 125)

Neckweed [Neck-weed] (1898-1929?) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Nickweed [Nick-weed] (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Redroot [Red-root] (1900?-1936, misapplied) (5, 93, 156, 158)

St. Andrew's-lace [St. Andrews-lace] (1900?-1936) (5, 93, 158)

Tristram's-knot (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Welsh parsley [Welsh parlsey] (1900?-1929?) (157, 158)