Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Acuan illinoensis (Michx.) Kuntze, Desmanthus brachylobus Benth., Mimosa illinoensis Michx.

Common names:

Atikatsatsiks (1919, Pawnee, spider bean) (37)

Bundleflower (1977) (3)

Ilinois acacia (1878-1913) (5, 86)

Illinois bundleflower (1942-1986) (4, 155)

Illinois mimosa (1900?-1937) (5, 72, 97, 157)

Kitsitsaris (1919, Pawnee, bad plant) (37)

Mimosa (1936, Neb) (93)

Pezhe gagtho (1919, Omaha-Ponca, rattle plant) (37)

Prairie bundleflower (Present) (50)

Prairie mimosa (1932, SD) (85)

Spider bean (1919-1929?) (37, 157)

Wild sensitive plant (1894, Neb) (114)