Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Echium vulgare L.

Origin: introduced

Common names:

Adder's-wort, [Adder's wort, Adderswort] (1876-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Blue cat's-tail (1900?-1929?) (156, 157, 158)

Blue-devil [Blue devil, Blue-devils, Blue devils] (1894-1949) (5, 75, 109, 156, 157, 158)

Bluestem [Blue stem, Blue-stem] (1894-1929?, WV) (5, 75, 156, 157, 158)

Blue-thistle [Blue thistle] (1828-1930) (5, 7, 19, 75, 92, 106, 156, 157, 158)

Blueweed [Blue weed, Blue-weed (1876-1977) (3, 5, 62, 63, 75, 77, 92, 106, 109, 156, 157, 158)

Cat's-tails [Cat's tails, Cats tails] (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Common viper's-bugloss [Common vipersbugloss] (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Natterkopf (1900?, German) (158)

Snakeflower [Snake flower, Snake-flower] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Vipérine (1900?, French) (158)

Viper's-bugloss [Viper's bugloss] (1899-1937) (5, 62, 63, 72, 85, 92, 97, 106, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Viper's-grass [Viper's grass] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Viper's-herb [Viper's herb] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)