Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Plantago major L.

Family: Plantaginaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Plantago asiatica auct. non L. [misapplied], Plantago halophila Bickn., Plantago major L. ssp. intermedia (DC.) Arcang., Plantago major L. var. asiatica auct. non (L.) Dcne.[misapplied], Plantago major L. var. intermedia (DC.) Pilger, Plantago major L. var. pachyphylla Pilger, Plantago major L. var. pilgeri Domin, Plantago major L. var. scopulorum Fries & Broberg,

Common names:

Asiatic plantain (1942) (155)

Bird-seed plantain (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Broad plantain (1770) (41)

Broad-leaf plantain [Broad-leaved plantain] (1892-1929) (6, 156, 157, 158)

Cart-track plant (1919-1923) (107, 156)

Common dooryard plantain (1912, IN) (62)

Common plantain (1820-Present) (3, 4, 5, 43, 45, 47, 50, 63, 72, 80, 85, 93, 92, 97, 131, 145, 156, 157, 158)

Dooryard plantain [Door-yard plantain] (1900-1937) (5, 93, 122, 156, 157, 158)

Englishman's foot (1770-1876?) (41, 92)

Gine'biwûck (1928, Chippewa, snake-like) (40)

Great plantain (1828-1913) (5, 7, 62)

Greater plantain (1900-1929) (156, 157, 158)

Grosser Wegerich (1900, German) (158)

Grosser Wegetritt (1892, German) (6)

Healing-blade [Healing blade] (1900-1929, old english name) (5, 62, 156, 157, 158)

Hen plant [Hen-plant] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Kemp (1900name better applied to another plant) (158)

Lamb's-foot [Lamb's foot] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

O'műkiki'bûg (1928, Chippewa, frog leaf) (40)

Plaintain ordinaire (1892, French) (6)

Plantago (1917) (57)

Plantain (1649-1939) (6, 19, 37, 40, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 57, 107, 157, 158)

Rib-grass [Rib grass] (1892-1922) (6, 49, 52, 53)

Ribwort [Rib wort] (1892-1922) (6, 49, 52, 53)

Ripple-grass (1898) (49, 52)

Rippleseed plantain (1942) (155)

Round-leaf plantain [Round leaved plantain, Round-leaved plantain] (1876?-1929) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Sauohr (1900, German) (158)

Sinie makan (1919, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Way bred (1892) (6)

Way-bread [Way bread, Waybread] (1892-1929) (5, 6, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Way-side plantain [Wayside plantain] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

White-man's foot [White-man's-foot] (1892-1913) (5, 6, 158)

Woundweed [Wound weed] (1912, IN, old english name) (62)

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