Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.

Family: Oleaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Adelia acuminata Michx., Forestiera ligustrina [Gray?]

Common names:

Adelia (1913-1937) (5, 97)

Eastern swamp-privet [Eastern swampprivet] (Present) (50)

Privet adelia (1923) (138)

Swamp-privet [Swamp privet] (1923-1986) (3, 4, 156)

Texas adelia (1923-1937) (122, 138)

Texas forestiera (1942) (155)

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