Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Batschia canescens Michx., Lithospermum canescens Lehm.

Common names:

Alconet (1876) (92)

American alkanet (1900-1929) (156, 157, 158)

American anchusa (1876-1929) (92, 157, 158)

Anchusa floribus sparsis caule glabro (1738, Gronovius) (46)

Bazu-hi (1919, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Bloodroot [Blood root] (1898, Southwest MO) (77)

False bugloss (1840) (19)

Hoary gromwell (1942) (155)

Hoary puccoon (1852-Present) (2, 4, 5, 47, 50, 63, 72, 85, 93, 97, 127, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Indian paint [Indian-paint] (1898, said to be used this way by Indians) (3, 75, 77, 156, 157, 158)

Indian puccoon (1900-1929) (156, 157, 158)

Orange puccoon (1923) (156)

Pocones (1879) (46)

Puccoon (1840-1949) (19, 46, 109, 138)