Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Cracca latidens Small, Cracca leucosericea Rydb., Cracca virginiana L., Tephrosia latidens (Small) Standl., Tephrosia leucosericea (Rydb.) Cory, Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. var. glabra Nutt., Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. var. holosericea (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray, Tephrosia virginiana Pers.

Common names:

Catgut [Cat gut, Cat-gut] (1886-1986, from long wiry roots) (2, 4, 5, 49, 63, 92, 102, 156, 158)

Catgut weed [Cat-gut weed] (1929) (157)

Cicer astragaloides virginianus hirsutie pubescens floribus amplis subrubentibus (46)

Devil's-shoestrings [Devil's shoe-strings, Devil's shoestrings, Devil's shoe strings] (1876-1929) (5, 49, 92, 102, 156, 157, 158)

Distai'yi (1886, Cherokee, the roots are tough) (102)

Goat's rice (1929) (157)

Goat's-rue [Goats rue, Goat's rue] (1840-1986) (2, 4, 5, 19, 49, 63, 72, 92, 97, 102, 156, 157, 158)

Hoary-pea [Hoary pea] (1878-1929) (5, 49, 86, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Pastel-pea [Pastel pea] (1937, TX) (124)

Rabbit-pea [Rabbit pea] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Tephrosia (1977) (3)

Tphrosie (1900, French) (158)

Turkey-pea [Turkey pea] (1878-1923, in South) (5, 49, 86, 102, 156, 158)

Virginia goat's-rue [Virginian goat's rue] (1878) (86)

Virginia tephrosia (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Wild pea (1896, Southwestern MO) (76)

Wild sweetpea [Wild sweet pea] (1900-1932) (5, 85, 156, 157, 158)