Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Plantago patagonica Jacq.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Plantago lagopus Pursh (Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes), Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. breviscapa (Shinners) Shinners, Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. gnaphalioides (Nutt.) Gray, Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. oblonga (Morris) Shinners, Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. spinulosa (Dcne.) Gray, Plantago picta Morris, Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. breviscapa Shinners, Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. oblonga (Morris) Shinners, Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. picta Pilger, Plantago purshii Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. spinulosa (Dcne.) Shinners, Plantago spinulosa Dcne. , Plantago wyomingensis Gandog., Possibly Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. patagonica

Common names:

Buckhorn (1977) (3)

Indian wheat (1939, MT) (146)

Large-bract plantain [Large-bracted plantain] (1937, OK) (97)

Patagonian Indian wheat [Patagonia Indianwheat] (1942) (155)

Plantain (1939, MT) (146)

Prairie plantain (1878-1913) (80, 108)

Pursh's plantain (1899-1937) (5, 72, 97, 131, 156)

Rabbit's-foot plantain [Rabbit's foot plantain] (1820) (38)

Salt-and-pepper plant [Salt-and-pepper-plant] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Western plantain (1936, Neb) (93)

Woolly Indian wheat [Woolly Indianwheat] (1942) (155)

Woolly plantain (1932-Present) (50, 85)