Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lactuca canadensis L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & Gray, Lactuca canadensis L. var.latifolia Kuntze, Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw., Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand, Lactuca canadensis L. var. typica Wiegand, Lactuca elongata Michx., Lactuca integrifolia Bigel, Lactuca sagittifolia Ell., Lactuca steelei Britton, Sonchus canadensis L.

Common names:

American lettuce (1929) (157)

American wild lettuce (1900) (158)

Arrow-leaf lettuce [Arrow-leaved lettuce] (1900-1937) (5, 62, 72, 97, 158)

Butterweed [Butter weed, Butter-weed] (1896-1929, Sulphur Grove OH) (5, 76, 156, 157, 158)

Buttonweed (1869) (29)

Canadian lettuce [Canada lettuce] (1900-Present) (50, 80, 155, 157)

Canadian wild lettuce [Canada wild lettuce] (1900) (158)

Canadische Lattich (1892, German) (6)

Devil's-ironweed [Devil's ironweed, Devil's iron weed] (1894-1929, WV) (5, 75, 156, 157, 158)

Devil's-weed [Devil's weed] (1894-1923, WV) (5, 75, 156, 158)

Fall lettuce (1923) (156)

Fireweed [Fire weed, Fire-weed] (1892, misapplied) (5, 6, 156, 158)

Horseweed [Horse weed, Horse-weed] (1894-1923, WV) (5, 75, 156)

Laitue du Canada (1892, French) (6)

Milkweed (1869) (29)

Odjici'gomin (1928, Chippewa) (40)

Richweed (1869) (29)

Snake-bite (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Snakeweed [Snake-weed] (1900) (158)

Sonchus sylvestris folio laciniato glauco costa non spinosa (1879?) (46)

Steele's wild lettuce (1913) (5)

Tall lettuce (1899-1929) (5, 62, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Tall wild lettuce (1936, Neb) (93)

Trumpet milkweed [Trumpet milk-weed] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Trumpets (1900) (5, 156, 158)

Trumpetweed [Trumpet-weed] (1892-1923) (5, 6, 156, 158)

Wild lettuce (1840-1986) (3, 4, 6, 5, 19, 40, 47, 62, 63, 72, 76, 80, 82, 85, 92, 95, 97, 122, 145, 156, 157, 158)

Wild opium (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)