Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip.

Family:

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Pers., Chrysanthemum parthenium Pers., Chrysanthemum parthenium Pers. var. aureum Hort., Matricaria parthenium L., Matricaria pyrethrum L., Pyrethrum parthenium Smith , Tanacetum pyrethrum Schultz, Possibly Matricaria parthenoides Desf.

Common names:

Bertram (1900) (158)

Bridal-roses [Bridal roses (1894, Western MA) (75)

Camphor geranium (1894, Western MA) (75)

Common feverfew (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Double featherfew (1894, Western MA) (75)

Double feverfew (1894, Western MA) (75)

Featherfew [Feather few, Feather-few, Fetherfew] (1671-1923, Sulphur Grove OH, cultivated by English colonists by 1671, Josselyn) (5, 19, 46, 49, 76, 92, 156, 158)

Febrifuge plant (1876?-1900) (92, 158)

Fetter-foe (1900) (158)

Feverfew [Fever few] (1869-Present) (4, 49, 50, 57, 58, 61, 76, 92, 109, 138, 158)

Feverfew chrysanthemum (1942) (155)

Feverfew-chamomile (1923) (138)

Golden feather (1949) (109)

Matricaire (1900, French) (158)

Matricaria Parthenium (1869) (58)

Mutterkraut (1900, German) (158)

Parthenium (1917) (57)

Pellitory (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Whitewort (1900) (158)

Wild camomile, Wild chamomile (1869-1923) (5, 58, 156, 158)

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