Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.

Family: Brassicaceae

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Alysson minimum Clus., Alyssum maritimum (L.) Lam., Alyssum maritimum Lam., Clypeola maritima L., Koeniga maritima (L.) R. Br., Koniga maritima (L.) R. Br. , Lobularia maritima Desvar.

Common names:

Alyssum (1876) (92)

Leafy madwort (1768) (165)

Madwort (1876?-1923) (5, 92, 156)

Seaside koniga (1913) (5)

Snowdrift [Snow drift] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Sweet allison (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Sweet alyssum (1876?-Present) (50, 5, 15, 92, 109, 114, 138, 156)

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