Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Dodecatheon meadia L.

Origin: native

Common names:

American cowslip (1882-1937) (2, 5, 14, 82, 97, 131, 156)

Common shooting-star [Common shootingstar] (1923) (138)

Cyclamen (1898, Alabama) (77)

False cowslip (1840) (19)

Gentlemen-and-ladies [Gentlemen and ladies] (1923) (156)

Indian chief (1894-1923) (5, 75, 156)

Johnny-jump [Johnny jump] (1894-1923) (5, 75, 156)

Lamb's-noses [Lamb's noses] (1923) (156)

Mosquito-bells (1923) (156)

Prairie-pointer [Prairie pointer] (1923) (156)

Pride-of-Ohio [Pride of Ohio] (1913-Present) (5, 50, 156)

Rooster-head [Rooster heads] (1894-1923) (5, 75, 156)

Shooting-star [Shooting star, Shooting stars] (1882-1986) (3, 4, 5, 14, 63, 75, 92, 97, 122, 124, 131, 156)

Snakeheads [Snake-heads] (1923) (156)