Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Tanacetum vulgare L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Chrysanthemum tanacetum Karsch, Chrysanthemum uliginosum Pers., Chrysanthemum vulgare (L.) Bernh., Tanacetum crispum Steud., Tanacetum vulgare L. var. crispum DC.

Common names:

Bitter-buttons [Bitter buttons] (1900-1923) (5, 69, 156, 158)

Chrysanthemum (1930, IA) (82)

Common tansy (1899-Present) (3, 4, 50, 63, 109, 138, 155, 156)

Double tansy (1876?-1900) (92, 158)

English cost (1900) (158)

Giant-daisy [Giant daisy, Giantdaisy] (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Ginger plant [Ginger-plant] (1900-1923) (5, 69, 156, 158)

Herbe aux vers (1900, French) (158)

High-daisy [High daisy] (1949) (109)

Hind-heal (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Hindheel (1876) (92)

O'ckinigi'kweäni'bic (1928, Chippewa, young woman's leaf) (40)

Parsley-fern [Parsley fern] (1900-1904) (69, 158)

Rainfarn (1892-1900, German) (6, 158)

Scented-fern [Scented fern] (1904) (69)

Tanaceto (1900, Spanish) (158)

Tanaisie (1892-1900, French) (6, 158)

Tansey (1828-1892) (6, 7, 19)

Tansy [Tansey, Tansie] (1671-1937IA IN Neb OK SD cultivated by English colonists by 1671, Josselyn) (5, 6, 7, 19, 40, 41, 46, 49, 53, 57, 58, 61, 62, 72, 80, 85, 92, 93, 97, 107, 131, 158)

Wurmkraut (1900, German) (158)