Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort.

Origin: native & introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Echinospermum lappula Lehm., Echinospermum lappula Lehm., Echinospermum lappula Lehm., Lappula echinata Gilib., Lappula erecta A. Nels., Lappula fremontii (Torr.) Greene, Lappula lappula (L.) Karst., Lappula myosotis Moench, Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort. var. erecta (A. Nels.) Dorn

Common names:

Blue bur (1912, IN) (62)

Blue stickseed (1977-1986) (3, 4)

Burseed [Bur seed, Bur-seed, Burrseed] (1899-1923) (5, 62, 72, 80, 93, 131, 156, 158)

European stickseed (1900-Present) (5, 50, 93, 155, 156, 158)

Small sheep-bur (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Stickseed [Stick seed, Stick-seed] (1852-1913) (47, 80)

Sticktight [Stick-tight] (1894-1932) (5, 75, 85, 156, 158)