Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Carya illinoinensis K. Koch , Carya olivaeformis Nutt., Carya oliviformis (Michx. f.) Nutt., Carya pecan (Marsh.) Engl. & Graebn., Carya pecan (Marsh.) Schneid., Hicoria pecan (Marsh.) Britton, Hicorya oliva, Juglans olivaeformis, Juglans oliviformis Michx., Juglans pecan Marshall

Common names:

Illinois hickery (1785) (8)

Illinois nut [Illinois-nut] (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Illinois pecan (1900?) (158)

Noyer pacanier (1785, French) (8)

Pacans (1806) (35)

Pecan [Peccan, Peccane] (1785-Present) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 27, 35, 39, 50, 65, 72, 82, 92, 97, 107, 121, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Pecan nut [Peccan nut] (1840) (19)

Pecan-nut hickory [Pecannut hickory] (1857) (20)

Pecaunes (1919, Indians) (107)

Soft-shell hickory (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Watathtothta (1918?-1970?, Osage) (121)