Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Orbexilum pedunculatum (P. Mill.) Rydb. var. pedunculatum

Family: Fabaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Hedysarum pedunculatum P. Mill., Orbexilum pedunculatum (P. Mill.) Rydb. var. eglandulosum (Ell.) Isely, Psoralea pedunculata (P. Mill.) Vail, Psoralea psoraliodes (Walt.) Cory var. eglandulosa (Ell.) F. L. Freeman

Common names:

Bab's-root (1900) (158)

Bob's root (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Congo root [Congo-root] (1900-1923 ) (5, 156, 158)

Sampson's snakeroot [Sampson snakeroot] (1977-Present) (3, 4, 50)

Samson's snakeroot (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

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