Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Cryptantha celosioides (Eastw.) Payson

Origin:

Scientific Synonyms: Cryptantha bradburiana Payson, Cryptantha confusa Rydb., Cryptantha macounii (Eastw.) Payson, Cryptantha nubigena (Greene) Payson var. macounii (Eastw.) Boivin, Cryptantha sheldonii (Brand) Payson, Krynitzkia glomerata Gray, Oreocarya affinis Greene, Oreocarya celosioides Eastw., Oreocarya glomerata (Pursh) Greene, Oreocarya glomerata (Pursh) Greene, non Lehm. ex Fisch., Oreocarya macounii Eastw., Oreocarya perennis (A. Nels.) Rydb., Oreocarya sheldonii Brand

Common names:

Butte-candle [Buttecandle] (Present) (50)

Clustered oreocarya (1899-1936) (5, 93, 131)

Sheldon cryptantha (1942) (155)