Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants

Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.

Family: Fabaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Psoralea esculenta Pursh

Common names:

Aha (1905, Crow, MT) (101)

Breadroot [Bread root, Bread-root] (1811-1933) (14, 19, 28, 49, 92, 101, 103, 107, 127)

Breadroot scurf pea (1977-1986) (3, 4)

Cree potato (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Cree turnip (1900) (158)

Dakota tipsinna (1896, Burnside SD, an Indian name) (76)

Dakota turnip (1896-1900, MN) (76, 158)

Dogthe (1918?-1970?, Osage) (121)

Esharusha (1905, Crow, MT) (101)

Ground potato (1806, William Clark) (35)

Hankee (1806, William Clark) (35)

Indian breadroot [Indian bread root, Indian bread-root] (1900-1926) (5, 93, 122, 138, 156, 158)

Indian plantroot [Indian plant root] (1937, TX) (124)

Indian turnip (1870-1933) (47, 49, 85, 101, 103, 107, 127, 131)

Large Indian breadroot (Present) (50)

Missouri breadnut [Missouri bread-nut] (1923) (156)

Missouri breadroot [Missouri bread root, Missouri bread-root] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Mu-gar-re (1820, Omaha) (38)

Noo (1820, Omaha) (38)

Nugthe (1919, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Patsuroka (1919, Pawnee) (37)

Pomme blanche [Pomme blanch] (1830-1936, French) (2, 5, 34, 36, 37, 38, 83, 85, 93, 95, 101, 107, 121, 156, 158)

Pomme blanche des praires (1878, French) (108)

Pomme de prairie (1820-1923, French) (47, 83, 89, 101, 103, 156, 158)

Pomme de terre (1820, French) (38)

Prairie-apple [Prairie-apple] (1899-1937) (5, 63, 93, 97, 156, 158)

Prairie-potato [Prairie potato] (1850-1923) (5, 28, 103, 107, 156)

Prairie-turnip [Prairie turnip] (1834-1986) (4, 5, 14, 34, 49, 72, 83, 92, 97, 121, 131, 156)

Tdokewihi (1919, Winnebago, hungry) (37)

Teep-se-nah (1850, Assiniboin) (83)

Tingpsila (1918?-1970?, Lakota) (121)

Tipsin (1896-1937) (5, 37, 76, 127, 156, 158)

Tipsinah (1852, Sioux) (47)

Tipsinla (1919, Dakota Teton) (37)

Tipsinna (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Tipsinna (1919, Dakota) (37)

Tipsin-nah or Tip-sin-nah (1870-1905, Sioux, MT) (101, 103)

Turnip-of-the-plains [Turnip of the plains] (1827) (33)

White-apples [White apples] (1806) (35)