Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Oxalis violacea L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Ionaoxalis violacea (L.) Small., Oxalis violacea L. var. trichophora Fassett

Common names:

Askirawiyu (1919, Pawnee) (37)

H'ade-sathe (1919, Omaha-Ponca, sour herb) (37)

Kisosit (1919, Pawnee) (37)

Pink wood sorrel (1933, ND) (127)

Purple wood sorrel [Purple wood-sorrel] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Sheep sorrel [Sheep-sorrel] (1893-1923) (5, 37, 74, 156)

Skidadihorit (1919, Pawnee, sour like salt) (37)

Violet wood sorrel [Violet wood-sorrel, Violet woodsorrel] (1840-Present) (3, 4, 5, 19, 37, 50, 72, 85, 97, 122, 131, 138, 156)

Violet woodsorrel oxalis (1942) (155)

Wood sorrel [Woodsorrel] (1897-1939) (145, 148)