Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Onopordum acanthium L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Onopordon acanthium L.

Common names:

Argentine thistle (1900) (158)

Assthistle [Asses' thistle, Ass's thistle] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Carduus tomentosus acanthi folio vulgaris (1694, Tournefort) (46)

Cotton thistle (1840-1923) (5, 19, 92, 107, 156, 158)

Crabthistle [Crab-thistle] (1900) (158)

Downthistle [Down thistle, Down-thistle] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Eseldistel (German)

Muskthistle [Musk thistle, Musk-thistle (1900-1923 ) (5, 156, 158)

Oakthistle [Oak-thistle] (1923) (156)

Oat-thistle [Oat thistle] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Queen Mary's thistle (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Scardiccione (Italian) (1879) (46)

Scotch cotton-thistle [Scotch cottonthistle] (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Scotch thistle (1879-1986, England) (3, 4, 5, 46, 109, 156, 158)

Silver-thistle [Silver thistle] (1913-1923) (5, 156)