Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Polygonum aviculare L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Polygonum aviculare L. var. vegetum Ledeb., Polygonum heterophyllum Lindl., Polygonum monspeliense Pers.

Common names:

All-seed (1900) (158)

Armstrong (1900) (158)

Beggarweed [Beggar weed, Beggar-weed] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Bird knot-grass [Bird's knot-grass] (1923) (156)

Bird-grass [Bird grass, Bird's grass] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Bird's-tongue [Bird's tongue] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Birdweed [Bird weed, Bird-weed] (1828-1923) (5, 7, 92, 156, 158)

Centinode (1900) (158)

Common knotweed (1828-1932) (2, 7)

Cow-grass [Cow grass] (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Crab-grass [Crab grass] (1913) (5)

Crabweed [Crab-weed] (1900) (158)

Dog-tails (1898, St. Joseph MO) (77)

Door-grass [Door grass] (1892-1923, Southern IN) (5, 73, 156, 158)

Doorweed [Door-weed] (1852-1923) (2, 47, 62, 72, 145, 156, 158)

Dooryard grass [Door-yard grass] (1894, SD) (129, 156)

Dooryard knotweed (1913, IA) (80)

Finzach (1900) (158)

Goose-grass [Goose grass] (1894-1923) (5, 62, 92, 129, 156, 158)

Hogweed [Hog-weed] (1900) (158)

Iron-grass [Iron grass] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Knotgrass [Knot grass, Knot-grass (1671-1937, accidentally introduced by 1671, Josselyn) (5, 7, 19, 45, 46, 62, 92, 97, 122, 129, 131, 156, 158)

Knotweed [Knot-weed] (1894-1986) (4, 125, 129)

Knotwort [Knot-wort] (1900) (158)

Male knotgrass [Male knot-grass] (1900) (158)

Mantil (1900) (158)

Ninety-knot [Ninety knot] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Pinkweed [Pink weed, Pink-weed] (1900-1936) (5, 93, 156, 158)

Prostrate knotweed (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Renouee vulgaire (French) (1828) (7)

Sparrow's-tongue [Sparrow tongue, Sparrow-tongue] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Stoneweed [Stone weed, Stone-weed] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Swine-grass [Swine grass, Swines' grass, Swine's-grass] (1876?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Tacker-grass [Tacker grass] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Way-grass [Way grass] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Wire-grass [Wire grass] (1892-1923, Northern OH, misapplied) (5, 73, 156, 158)

Wireweed [Wire weed, Wire-weed] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Yardgrass (1932, SD) (85)