Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. var. canadensis

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Erigeron canadense, Erigeron canadensis L., Leptilon canadense (L.) Britton

Common names:

Aster canadensis annuus (1653, Brunyer) (46)

Beschreikraut (1900?, German) (158)

Bitterweed [Bitter-weed, Bitter weed] (1900?-1929?) (5, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Blood-staunch [Blodd staunch] (1876-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Butterweed [Butter weed, Butter-weed] (1869-1929?) (2, 5, 6, 49, 58, 62, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Caenotus canadense (1879) (46)

Canada erigeron (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Canada fleabane [Canadian fleabane] (1828-1937) (5, 6, 7, 48, 49, 53, 55, 57, 58, 61, 85, 92, 93, 122, 156, 157, 158)

Canadian horseweed (Present) (50)

Canadisches Berufkraut (1892-1900?, German) (6 158)

Colt's-tail [Colt's tail, Coltstail] (1840-1923) (6, 19, 49, 53, 58, 156)

Cow's-tail [Cows' tail, Cow's tail, Cows' tail, Cow tail] (1876-1923?, Normal IL, obsolete by 1923) (5, 69, 73, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Erigeron (1905-1919) (52, 54)

Erigeron de Canada (1892, French) (6)

Fireweed [Fire weed, Fire-weed] (1898-1929?) (5, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Fleabane [Flea bane] (1840-1919) (19, 45, 52, 54)

Gababi'kw&ucric;na'tig (Chippewa, knotted tree) (1928) (40)

Hogweed [Hog-weed] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Horsetail [Horse tail] (1876?-1897) (92, 145)

Horseweed [Horse weed, Horse-weed] (1828-1939) (2, 5, 6, 7, 40, 45, 49, 58, 62, 63, 69, 72, 80, 92, 93, 95, 97, 114, 125, 131, 148, 156, 157, 158)

Horseweed fleabane (1942) (155)

Mare's tail (mare's-tail) (1895, KS) (2, 45, 125, 156)

Mare's-tail [Mare's tail] (1900?-1929?) (5, 62, 157, 158)

Prideweed [Pride weed, pride-weed] (1840-1929?) (5, 6, 19, 49, 53, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Scabious (1892-1929?) (6, 49, 53, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Virga aurea virginiana annua (1694,Tournefort) (46)

Wild daisy (1894, Neb) (114)

Home
About this website
References
Species Index

See Home page for contact information