Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Mollugo verticillata L.

Origin: native

Common names:

Carpetweed [Carpet-weed, Carpet-weed] (1840-1986) (4, 5, 15, 19, 62, 63, 72, 85, 92, 93, 97, 122, 145, 155, 156, 158)

Devil's-grip [Devil's grip] (1896-1923, North Berwick ME, name given by section hands along railroad because the plant is so hard to eradicate) (5, 76, 156, 158)

Green carpetweed (Present) (50)

Indian chickweed (1912-1923, IN) (5, 62, 156)