Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton, Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton var. bifida Crépin, Bursa gracilis Gren., Capsella rubella Reut., Thlaspi bursa-pastoris L.

Common names: Blind-weed (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Bourse à pasteur [Bourse de Pasteur] (1892-1900?, French) (6, 158)

Capsella (1919) (52)

Caseweed [Case weed, Case-weed] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Casse-weed (1900?-1929?) (157, 158)

Clappedepouch (1900?, obsolete by 1900) (157, 158)

Cocowort (1876?-1929?) (92, 157, 158)

Fat-hen (1900?, misapplied) (158)

Gäsekresse (1900?, German) (158)

Hen-pepper (1923) (156)

Hirtentäschlein [Hirtentaschel, Hirtentäschlein] (1892-1900?, German) (6, 158)

I'ckode'wadji'bik (1928, Chippewa, fire root) (40)

Lady's-purse [Lady's purse] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Molette (1900?, French) (158)

Mother's-heart [Mother's heart] (1900?-1929?) (5, 62, 107, 156, 157, 158)

Pepper-and-shot (1900?-1929?) (157, 158)

Pepper-grass [Pepper grass] (1893, Del Co.IA; Concord MA) (74)

Pepperplant [Pepper plant, Pepper-plant] (1892-1929?) (5, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Pepperweed [Pepper-weed] (1923) (156)

Pickpocket [Pick pocket, Pick-pocket] (1893-1929?) (5, 74, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Pickpurse [Pick purse, Pick-purse] (1898-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Poor-man's-pharmacetty [Poor man's pharmacetty] (1876-1929?) (92, 157, 158)

Säckelkraut (1900?, German) (158)

Shepherd's-bag [Shepherd's bag] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Shepherd's-pouch [Shepherd's pouch] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Shepherd's-purse [Shepherd's purse, Shepherds' purse, Shepherdspurse] (1649-Present, accidentally introduced by 1671, Josselyn) (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 19, 40, 45, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, 57, 62, 63, 72, 80, 82, 85, 92, 97, 107, 122, 131, 145, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Shepherd's-sprout [Shepherd's sprout] (1898) (49, 53)

Shovelweed [Shovel weed, Shovel-weed] (1893-1929?, Penobscot ME from shape of pods) (5, 74, 156, 157, 158)

St. James'-weed [Saint James' weed] (1876) (92)

St. James'-weed [St. james weed] (1913) (5)

Toothwort (1900?-1923, misapplied) (5, 156, 158)

Toy-weed (obsolete by 1923) (156)

Toywort (1876?-1929?) (5, 92, 157, 158)

Wardseed [Ward-seed] (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Windflower [Wind flower, Wind-flower] (1896-1913, Fairhaven MA, misapplied) (5, 76, 158)

Witches' pouches [Wiches' pouches sp? (5), Witches-pouches, Withces'-puches] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)