Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Origin: introduced

Common names:

Annual sow-thistle [Annual sow thistle] (1900-1929) (5, 72, 80, 122, 156, 157, 158)

Common sow-thistle [Common sow thistle, Common sowthistle] (1840-Present) (3, 4, 19, 50, 62, 80, 155, 157, 158)

Dashel (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Gänsedistel (1900, German) (158)

Hare's-colewort [Hare's colewort] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Hare's-lettuce [Hare's lettuce] (1900-1929, old english name) (5, 62, 156, 157, 158)

Hare's-palace [Hare's palace] (1900-1929, old english name) (62, 157, 158)

Hare's-thistle [Hare's thistle] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Laiteron (1900, French) (158)

Milk-thistle [Milk thistle] (1896-1923, CA) (5, 76, 156, 158)

Milkweed [Milk weed, Milk-weed] (1900-1929, misapplied) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Milky-dickles [Milky dickles] (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Milky-tassel [Milky tassel, Milky-tassels] (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Saudistel (1900, German) (158)

Sow-dindle (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Sow-dingle (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Sow-thistle [Sowthistle, Sow thistle] (1671-1936, accidentally introduced by 1671, Josselyn) (46, 92, 93, 107, 157, 158)

St. Mary's-seed (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Swinies (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)