Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lespedeza capitata Michx.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Lespedeza bicknellii House, Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. stenophylla Bissell & Fern., Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. velutina (Bickn.) Fern., Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. vulgaris Torr. & Gray, Lespedeza frutescens (Willd.) Ell.

Common names:

Bush clover (1894-1977) (3, 85, 114, 156)

Dusty clover (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Parus-as (1919, Pawnee, rabbitfoot) (37)

Rabbit-foot [Rabbit foot] (1919) (37)

Round-head bush clover [Roundhead bushclover, Round-headed bush clover. Round-headed bush-clover] (1899-1937) (5, 93, 97, 131, 138, 158)

Round-head lespedeza [Roundhead lespedeza] (1942-Present) (4, 50, 155)

Tall bush clover (1907, IA) (72)

Te-hunton-hi nuga (1919, Omaha-Ponca, male buffalo bellow plant) (37)