Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Echinospermum virginicum Lehm. Lappula virginiana (L.) Greene, Myosotis virginiana L.

Common names:

Beggar's-lice [Beggar's lice, Beggarslice, Beggar-lice] (1895-Present) (2, 5, 50, 62, 63, 80, 145, 156, 157, 158)

Beggar-ticks [Beggar-ticks, Beggar's ticks, Beggar's-ticks] (1898-1929) (5, 77, 156, 157, 158)

Dysentery-root [Dysentery root] (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Dysentery-weed [Dysentery weed] (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Hairy stickseed (1913) (5)

Small sheep-bur (1900?-1929?) (156, 157, 158)

Soldiers (1892-1923?, Eastern MA, obsolete by 1923) (5, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Sticktights [Stick-tights, Stick-tight] (1894-1929?) (5, 75, 156, 157, 158)

Virginia mouse-ear (1900?-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Virginia stickseed (1899-1929, misapplied) (5, 62, 72, 93, 97, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Virginia stickweed (1977) (3)