Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. interius Fern., Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. pubescens Gates & Ehlers, Unifolium canadense (Desf.) Greene,

Common names:

Bead-ruby [Bead ruby, Beadruby] (1894-1942, NY, probabaly from beauty of berries) (5, 75, 155, 158)

Canada beed-ruby [Canada beedruby] (1942) (155)

Canada mayflower (Present) (50)

Cowslip (1892-1923, Dennysville ME, misapplied) (5, 73, 156, 158)

False lily-of-the-valley (1900-1933) (5, 127, 158)

Heart-leaves (1923) (156)

Lily-of-the-valley (1892, NH) (73)

Mayflower (1923) (156)

One-blade [One blade] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

One-leaf [One leaf] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Ruby-bead (1923) (156)

Two-leaf Solomon's seal [Two-leaved Solomon's seal] (1892-1907) (5, 72, 73, 156, 158)

Wild lily-of-the-valley (1894-1977) (3, 5, 75, 85, 156, 158)