Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lythrum alatum Pursh

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Lythrum salicaria L. var. gracilior Turcz. Lythrum salicaria L. var. tomentosum (P. Mill.) DC. Lythrum salicaria L. var. vulgare DC.Possibly Lythrum salicaria L. var. pubescens Pursh

Common names:

Herba salicariae (1898) (49)

Killweed [Kill-weed] (1923) (156)

Long purples [Long-purples] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Loosestrife (1828-1900) (7, 49, 92, 158)

Milk willow-herb [Milk willow herb] (1840-1898) (19, 49)

Milk willow-herb [Milk willow herb] (1898-1923) (92, 156, 158)

Purple loosestrife (1900-Present) (3, 4, 5, 50, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Purple willow-herb (1898-1923) (49, 92, 156, 158)

Purple-grass [Purple grass] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Rainbow-weed [Rainbow weed] (1898-1923) (92, 156, 158)

Rebelweed [Rebel-weed] (1930) (106)

Red Sally [Red-Sally] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Redweed [Red-weed] (1923) (156)

Rosy strife (1923) (156)

Rother Weiderich (1900, German) (158)

Sage-willow [Sage willow] (1898-1923) (92, 156, 158)

Salicaire (1900, French) (158)

Soldiers (1900-1923, verbal corruption) (156, 158)

Spiked loosestrife (1913-1949) (5, 82, 106, 109, 156, 158)

Spiked willow-herb (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Wand lythrum (1923) (138)

Willowort (1828) (7)

Willow-weed [Willow weed] (1898-1923) (92, 156, 158)

Willow-wort [Willow wort, Willowort] (1828-1900) (7, 92, 158)