Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Phytolacca americana L. var. americana

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Phytolacca decandra L.

Common names:

Agouman (French) (1900) (158)

American nightshade (1770-1929) (6, 41, 49, 64, 71, 156, 157, 158)

American pokeweed (Present) (50)

Amerikanische Kermesbeere (1892, German) (6)

Amerikanische Scharlachbeere (1892, German) (6)

Cancer jalap [Cancer-jalap] (1900-1923) (64, 156, 158)

Cancer-root [Cancer root] (1892-1898) (6, 49, 71)

Chongras (1828-1898, Louisiana) (6, 7, 71)

Chou-gras (1817, Rafinesque) (107)

Coacum (1898-1923) (49, 156)

Coakum (1828-1908, Northern tribes) (7, 49, 64, 69, 92, 158)

Cocum (1892-1898, Northern tribes) (6, 71)

Cokan (1892, Virginian tribes) (6)

Common poke (1929) (157)

Common pokeweed (1895) (2)

Crowberry (1892-1898) (6, 71)

Cuechiliz (1828, Mexico) (7)

Foxglove (1900, misapplied) (158)

Garget (1828-1929) (2, 6, 7, 48, 49, 53, 64, 71, 92, 107, 156, 157, 158)

Garget plant (1911) (59)

Gargetweed [Garget weed] (1898) (49)

Herbe de la Laque (1892, French) (6)

Inkberry [Ink-berry] (1903-1923) (62, 64, 69, 156)

Ink-berry roots (1929) (157)

Jabonera (1900, Spanish) (158)

Jalap (1892-1898) (6, 71)

Jalap cancer root (1898) (49)

Jucato (1828, Jamaica) (7)

Keermesbeer (1900, German) (158)

Kokum (1882, KS) (48)

Mazorquilla (1900, Spanish) (158)

Mechoacan (1898) (49)

Morelle a Gràppes (1892-1900, French) (6, 158)

Namoll (1900, Spanish) (158)

Phytolacca (1902-1911) (59, 60, 64)

Pigeon berry [Pigeon-berry] (1828-1929) (2, 6, 7, 19, 49, 62, 64, 71, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Pocan (1900-1919) (69, 107, 158)

Pocan (1828-1908, Virginian tribes) (6, 7, 64)

Pocan bush, Pocan-bush (1898-1923) (92, 156)

Poke (1818-1922) (7, 10, 38, 48, 49, 53, 55, 60, 61, 64, 158)

Poke root (1892-1929) (6, 49, 53, 57, 59, 71, 92, 157)

Pokeberry [Poke berry, Poke-berry] (1912-1923) (62, 156)

Pokeweed [Poke weed, Poke-weed] (1840-1923) (6, 19, 44, 49, 53, 62, 64, 71, 72, 92, 145, 156, 157, 158)

Red ink plant [Red ink-plant, Red-ink plant] (1876-1929) (92, 156, 157, 158)

Red inkberry [Red ink berry] (1903-1908) (64, 69)

Red nightshade (1898) (49)

Redweed [Red weed, Red-weed] (1876?-1929) (49, 64, 71, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Scharlachbeere (1900, German) (158)

Scoke (1892-1929) (2, 6, 49, 62, 64, 92, 107, 156, 157, 158)

Scoke jalap (1898) (49)

Skoke (1876-1898) (48, 71, 92)

Skokeweed [Skoke weed] (1898) (49)

Virginia poke [Virginian poke] (1876-1919) (49, 64, 69, 92, 107, 158)

Virginian pole (1900) (158)