Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Salix humilis Marsh. var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Salix alpina Walt., Salix humilis Marsh. var. microphylla (Anderss.) Fern., Salix humilis Marsh. var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs, Salix longirostris Michx., Salix muehlenbergiana Willd., Salix muhlenbergiana W., Salix occidentalis Walt., Salix recurvata Pursh, Salix tristis Aiton, Salix tristis Aiton var. longifolia Anderss., Salix tristis Aiton var. microphylla Anderss., Salix tristis Aiton var. momadelphia Barratt, Possibly Salix trista Aiton

Common names:

Dwarf upland willow (1923) (156)

Dwarf willow (1879-1923) (46, 113, 156)

Gray willow (1923) (156)

Great medicine (1879) (46)

King physic (1879) (46)

Micco hoyenejau (1879, Creek) (46)

Mourning willow (1840) (19)

Prairie willow (1932-Present) (50, 85)

Pussy willow (1923) (156)

Shrub willow (1840) (19)

Speckled willow (1840) (19)

Dwarf gray willow (1907-1930) (5, 72, 82, 156)

Dwarf pussy willow (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Sage willow [Sage-willow] (1913-1923) (5, 156)