Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Geranium robertianum L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Robertiella robertiana (L.) Hanks.

Common names:

Bockstorchschnabel (1900?, German) (158)

Cranebill [Cranesbill] (1770) (41)

Death-come-quickly (1900?-1929) (156, 157, 158)

Dragon's-blood [Dragon's blood](1913-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Fox geranium (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Herb Robert [Herb-Robert] (1671-1986, deliberately introduced by colonists by 1671, Josselyn) (2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 19, 46, 92, 109, 138, 156, 157, 158)

Herbe à Robert (1900?, French) (158)

Herbrobert geranium (1942) (155)

Jenny wren [Jenny-wren] (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Moountain geranium (1896-1929) (5, 76, 156, 157, 158)

Red bird's-eye [Red bird's eye, Red-bird's-eye] (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Red robin [Red-robin] (1900?-1949) (5, 109, 156, 157, 158)

Red-bird (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Red-shanks [Red shanks, Redshanks] (1876?-1929) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Robert geranium (Present) (50)

Rockweed [Rock weed, Rock-weed] (1828-1929) (7, 92, 157, 158)

Ruprechtskraut (1900?, German) (158)

Sailor's-knot (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Stinking cranebill [Stinking cranesbill] (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Wild geranium (1893-1923) (5, 74, 156)

Wren's-flower [Wren's flower] (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)