Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Pteris atropupurea, Pteris atropurpurea (L.) Link., Pteris atropurpurea L.

Common names:

Clayton's cliff-brake (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Cliff-brake (1937, OK) (97)

Dark-purple rock-brake [Dark purple rock brake] (1878) (86)

Indian's dream [Indian's-dream, Indian dream] (1876?-1913) (5, 92, 158)

Mountain brake (1876) (92)

Purple cliff-brake [Purple cliffbrake] (1923-Present) (3, 50, 122, 138, 155)

Purple-stem cliff-brake [Purple-stemmed cliff-brake] (1899-1986) (4, 131, 158)

Rock-brake [Rock brake, Rockbrake] (1840-1913) (5, 19, 48, 49, 61, 72, 92)

Winter brake (1876?-1913) (5, 92)

Winter fern (1876?) (92)