Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lobelia inflata L.

Origin: native

Common names:

Asthmaweed [Asthma weed, Asthma-weed] (1828-1929) (5, 6, 7, 62, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Bladderpod [Bladder pod, Bladder-pod] (1892-1929) (6, 69, 157, 158)

Bladder-pod lobelia [Bladder podded lobelia] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156)

Common lobelia (1828) (7)

Emetic herb (1876-1922) (53, 92)

Emetic root (1892) (6)

Emeticweed [Emetic weed, emetic-weed] (1828-1923) (5, 6, 7, 46, 53, 59, 92, 156)

Eyebright (1892-1929) (5, 6, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Gagroot [Gag root, Gag-root] (1876-1929) (5, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Indian-tobacco [Indian tobacco] (1852-Present) (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 69, 72, 92, 97, 101, 109, 125, 138, 156, 157, 158)

Indian-tobacco lobelia [Indiantobacco lobelia] (1942) (155)

Kinnikinnik (1923) (156)

Lobelia (1876-1929) (49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59, 60, 69, 92, 157, 158)

Lobelie (German) (1892) (6)

Lobélie Enflée (French) (1828-1900) (6, 7, 158)

Lobelienkraut (1900, German) (158)

Low-belia [Low belia] (1900-1923, Somewhat general among herb gatherers (5, 69, 75, 156, 158)

Pukeweed [Puke weed, Puke-weed] (1828-1929) (5, 6, 7, 53, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Vomitweed [Vomit weed] (1905-1922) (53, 54)

Vomitwort [Vomit wort] (1876-1929) (69, 92, 157, 158)

Wild tobacco (1828-1929) (5, 6, 7, 19, 53, 69, 92, 156, 157, 158)