Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A.& D. Löve var. puniceum

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Aster amoenus Lam., Aster calderi Boivin, Aster conduplicatus Burgess, Aster firmus Nees, Aster forwoodii S. Wats., Aster hispidus Lam. (Aster puniceus L.), Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wiegand, Aster puniceus L., Aster puniceus L. ssp. firmus (Nees) A.G. Jones, Aster puniceus L. var. calderi (Boivin) Lepage, Aster puniceus L. var. calvus Shinners, Aster puniceus L. var. compactus Fern., Aster puniceus L. var. demissus Lindl., Aster puniceus L. var. firmus (Nees) Torr. & Gray, Aster puniceus L. var. lucidulus Gray, Aster puniceus L. var. oligocephalus Fern., Aster puniceus L. var. perlongus Fern., Aster puniceus var. firmus (Nees) Torr. & Gray, Symphyotrichum firmum (Nees) Nesom, Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A.& D. Löve var. calderi (Boivin) Nesom,

Common names:

Bog aster (1986) (4)

Cocash (1898-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 49, 156, 158)

Cocash root (1876) (92)

Cold-water root [Cold water root] (1876) (92)

Early purple aster (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Meadow scabish [Meadow-scabish] (1898-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 49, 92, 156, 158)

Mountain aster (1932, SD) (85)

Purple-stem aster [Purplestem aster, Purple stemmed aster, Purple-stemmed aster] (1900-Present) (5, 50, 72, 93, 106, 156, 158)

Red-stalk aster [Red stalked aster, Red-stalked aster] (1876?-1923) (5, 49, 92, 156, 158)

Red-stem aster [Red-stemmed aster] (1936, Neb) (93)

Rough-stem aster [Rough-stemmed aster] (1923) (156)

Squaw-weed [Squaw weed] (1876?-1923, misapplied) (49, 92, 156, 158)

Starflower [Star flower] (1876) (92)

Swamp aster (1923-1986) (3, 4, 138, 155, 156)

Swampweed [Swamp-weed] (1923) (156)

Swanweed [Swan weed, Swan-weed] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Wini'sikens (1928, Chippewa, dirty, little) (40)