Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Geum rivale L

Origin: native

Common names:

Benoite aquatique (1892-1900, French) (6, 158)

Chocolate (1893-1896, ME, Franconia NH, decoction of root used as beverage) (74, 76)

Chocolateroot [Chocolate root, Chocolate-root] (1892-1923) (5, 6, 92, 156, 158)

Cure-all [Cure all] (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Drooping avens (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Evan's root [Evans-root] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Indian chocolate (1892-1923) (5, 6, 92, 107, 156, 158)

Maidenhair [Maiden hair] (1893-1913, Brodhead WI , misapplied) (5, 74, 76, 158)

Purple avens (1892-Present) (2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 19, 49, 50, 92, 107, 156, 158)

River avens (1923) (156)

Sumpfnelkenwurzel (1892-1900, German) (6, 158)

Throatroot [Throat root, Throat-root] (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Throatwort (1923) (156)

Wasserbenediktenwurzel (1900?, German) (158)

Water avens (1892-1986) (2, 4, 5, 6, 49, 57, 92, 107, 155, 156, 158)