Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Prenanthes alba L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Nabalus albus (L.) Hook., Prenanthes rubicunda Willd.

Common names:

Cancerweed [Cancer weed, Cancer-weed] (1898-1923) (5, 49, 156, 158)

Canker-root [Canker root] (1876) (92)

Cankerweed [Canker weed] (1876) (92)

Common white lettuce (1895) (2)

Dado (1928) (40)

Dado'cabodji'bik (1928, Chippewa, milk root) (40)

Dr. Witt's rattlesnake root (1879, VA) (46)

Gall-of-the-earth [Gall of the earth] (1898) (49)

Joy-leaf [Joy leaf] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Lion's-foot [Lion's foot, Lions' foot] (1870-1923) (5, 49, 61, 92, 156, 158)

Lion's-heart [Lion's heart] (1834) (34)

Milkweed [Milk weed] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Radix snaqroel nothae Angliae (1635, Cornuti) (46)

Rattlesnake root [Rattlesnake-root] (1879-1930) (5, 46, 49, 72, 82, 85, 131, 156, 158)

Rattlesnake weede (1879) (46)

Rattlesnakes' root (1876) (92)

White canker-root (1923) (156)

White cankerweed [White canker-weed] (1876?-1900) (5, 92, 158)

White lettuce (1840-1930) (5, 19, 49, 82, 92, 156, 158)

White rattlesnake-root [White rattlesnakeroot] (1942-Present) (3, 50, 155)

Wild lettuce (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Cancerweed [Cancer-weed] (1929) (157)