Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Petalostemon mollis Rydb., Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb., Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb., Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb. var. mollis (Rydb.) Boivin, Petalostemum purpureum (Vent.) Rydb., Petalostemum purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.

Common names:

Ba'sibûgûk' (1928, Chippewa, small leaves) (40)

Kahts-pidipatski (1919, Pawnee, small medicine) (37)

Kiha piliwus hawastat (1919, Pawnee, broom weed) (37)

Makan skithe (1919, Omaha-Ponca, sweet medicine) (37)

Prairie clover (1923-1928) (40, 156)

Purple clover (1936, Neb) (93)

Purple prairie clover [Purple prairieclover] (1913-1977) (3, 5, 37, 82, 85, 97, 121, 155)

Red tassel-flower [Red tassel flower] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Thimbleweed [Thimble-weed] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Tokala tapezuta hu wingjela (1918?-1970?, Lakota, female fox-medicine plant) (121)

Violet clover (1936, Neb) (93)

Violet prairie clover (1913-Present) (5, 50)

Wanah'cha (1919, Dakota) (37)