Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Family: Alismataceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Sagittaria chinensis Pursh, Sagittaria chinensis Sims., Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin, Sagittaria esculenta T.J. Howell, Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. obtusa (Engelm.) Wieg., Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Nutt.) J.G. Sm., Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G. Sm., Sagittaria obtusa Muhl. ex Willd., non Thunb., Sagittaria ornithorhyncha Small, Sagittaria planipes Fern., Sagittaria pubescens Muhl. ex Nutt., Sagittaria variabilis Engelm., Sagittaria variabilis Engelm. var. obtusa Engelm., Sagittaria viscosa C. Mohr

Common names:

American arrowhead [American arrow-head] (1879) (46)

Arrowhead, Arrow-head (1898-1928) (40, 78, 103, 107, 121, 156)

Arrowleaf [Arrow-leaf] (1830-1923) (37, 75, 156)

Broadleaf arrowhead [Broadleaf arrowhead, Broad-leaved arrow-head, Broad-leaved arrowhead] (1899-Present) (5, 50, 72, 85, 93, 97, 120, 131, 156)

Common arrowhead (1923-1977) (3, 138, 155, 157)

Downy arrowhead (1942) (155)

Hairy arrowleaf [Hairy arrow-leaf] (1913) (5)

Katniss (1770-1879) (41, 46)

Kirit (1830, Pawnee, cricket) (37)

Kits-kat (1830, Pawnee, standing in water) (37)

Long-barb arrowhead [Longbarb arrowhead] (1977) (3)

Long-beak arrowhead [Long-beaked arrowhead, Long-beaked arrow-head, Longbeak arrowhead] (1907-Present) (5, 50, 72, 97, 155)

Muj'ota'bûk (1928, Chippewa, moose leaf) (40)

Pshitola (1830, Dakota) (37)

Pšitola hu (1918-1970, Lakota, bead+very+stem or plant) (121)

Sin (1830, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Sin-poro (Winnebago) (1830) (37)

Sticky arrowhead (1942) (155)

Swamp potato (1871) (103)

Swan potato (1871) (103)

Swan root (1898, CA) (78)

Tule potato (1929) (157)

Tule root (1929) (157)

Wab-es-i-pinig (1871, Chipewa) (103)

Wappatoo, Wapatoo, Wap-pa-to, or Wappato (1896-1929, William Clark, Patrick Gass - also spelled Whapto or wapto) (35, 46, 157, 161)

Water-lily [Water lily] (1898, MO) (78)

θiη (Osage) (1918-1970) (121)