Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Cucubalus behen L., Oberna commutata (Guss.) S. Ikonnikov, Silene cucubalus Wibel, Silene inflata Sm., Silene latifolia (P. Mill.) Britten & Rendle, non Poir.

Common names:

Bullrattle [Bull rattle, Bull-rattle] (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Behen (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Bird's-eggs [Bird's eggs] (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Bladder campion (1876-1986) (1, 4, 5, 15, 85, 92, 93, 95, 107, 109, 131, 156)

Bladder champion (1896) (45)

Bladder silene (1942) (155)

Campion pink (1828-1876?) (7, 92)

Coe bell (1913) (5)

Cow-bell (1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156)

Cowbell silene (1942) (155)

Cow-paps (1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156)

Devil's-rattlebox [Devil's rattle box, Devil's rattle-box] (1896-1923?, Stockbridge MA, obsolete by 1923) (5, 76, 156)

Frothy poppy (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Knap-bottle [Knap bottle] (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Maiden's-tears [Maiden's tears. Maidenstears] (1896-Present) (5, 50, 76, 156)

Rattle-bags [Rattle bags] (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Rattlebox [Rattle box] (1893, Berkshire Co. MA) (74)

Sea pink [Sea-pink] (1828-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 7, 92, 156)

Snappers (1892-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 73, 156)

Spatling poppy or Spattling poppy (1876-1913) (5 92)

Spattling (1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156)

White Ben (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)