Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Possibly Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh.) Nuttall

Common names:

Agueweed [Ague weed] (1905) (54)

Aslimtka (1905, Sioux, MT) (101)

Bakskitits (1919, Pawnee, stick head) (37)

Broad-leaf gum plant [Broadleaf gumplant, Broad-leaved gum-plant, Broad-leaved gum plant] (1899-1937) (5, 72, 97, 122, 131, 157, 158)

Broad-leaf gumweed [Broad-leaved gum-weed] (1936, Neb) (93)

Curly-cup gumweed [Curlycup gumweed] (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Curly-top gumweed (1926-1986) (4, 98)

Epinettes des prairies (1850, French) (28)

Grindelia (1902-1929) (53, 57, 60, 157 )

Gum plant [Gum-plant, Gumplant] (1923-1932) (85, 156)

Gumweed [Gum weed, Gum-weed] (1894-1930) (95, 98, 106, 114, 145, 148)

Pezhe-wasek (1919, Omaha-Ponca, strong herb) (37)

Pte-ichi-yuh'a (Dakota, curly buffalo) (1919) (37)

Rosinweed [Rosin weed, Rosin-weed] (1905-1930) (101, 106, 156)

Scaly grindelia (1903) (49, 69)

Slimpi (1905, Sioux, MT) (101)

Sticky-head [Sticky head] (1919-1923) (37, 156)

Tarweed [Tar-weed] (1923) (156)

Wild arnica (1905, MT) (101)

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