Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers

Origin: native & introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Leontodon taraxacum L., Taraxacum officinale Weber, Taraxacum officinale Wigg., Taraxacum taraxacum L.

Common names:

Aphake (322 BC, Theophrastus "absence of lentils", greens could be eaten before lentils were ripe) (107)

Arnica (1900-1929, misapplied) (5, 157, 158)

Blow-ball [Blowball] (1900-1929) (5, 62, 64, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Cankerwort (1900-1929) (5, 62, 64, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Clock (1907) (64)

Common dandelion (1828-Present) (4, 7, 50, 63, 80, 82, 95, 109, 127, 155, 156)

Couronne de moine (1900, French) (158)

Dado'cabodji'bk (1928, Chippewa, milk root) (40)

Dandelion (1770-1977) (3, 5, 10, 19, 37, 41, 52, 53, 57, 59, 62, 64, 69, 72, 80, 85, 93, 97, 106,107, 114, 131, 138, 145, 157, 158)

Dant y llew (13th century, Welsh) (107 )

Dens leon (1488) (59)

Dent de lion (1900, French) (158)

Diente de leon (1900, Spanish) (158)

Dindle (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Doonhead (1907) (64)

Doon-head-clock (1900-1929) (69, 157, 158)

Fortune-teller (1900-1929) (64, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Grunsel (1900-1929, misapplied) (156, 157, 158)

Horse gowan (1900-1929) (64, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Irish daisy (1900-1929) (5, 64, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Lion's-tooth [Lion's tooth] (1900-1929) (5, 157, 158)

Löwenzahn (1900, German) (158)

Milk gowan (1923-1929) (156, 157)

Milk witch gowan (1913) (5)

Monk's-head [Monk's head] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

One-o'clock (1900-1929) (64, 69, 156, 157, 158)

Peasant's clock (1912, IN, old english name) (62)

Pfaffenröhrchen (1900, German) (158)

Pissabed (1828) (7)

Pissenlit (1900, French) (158)

Pissenlit commun (1828, French) (7)

Priest's-crown [Priest's crown] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Puff-ball [Puff ball, Puffball] (1828-1929 ) (5, 7, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Taraxacum (1908-1917) (57, 64)

Witch gowan (1900-1929) (156, 157, 158)

Yellow gowan (1900-1929) (5, 64, 69, 156, 157, 158)