Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Trifolium pratense L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Trifolium medium L., Trifolium pratense L. var. frigidum auct. non Gaudin, Trifolium pratense L. var. sativum (P. Mill.) Schreber.

Common names:

Ackerklee (1892, German) (6)

Bee-bread (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Broad-leaf clover [Broad-leaved clover] (1896-1929) (5, 45, 156, 157, 158)

Cleaver-grass [Cleaver grass] (1876, old name) (92)

Common clover (1896) (45)

Common red clover (1892) (6)

Cow clover (1900-1949) (5, 109, 157, 158)

Cow-grass [Cow grass] (1876-1923?, Ottawa, obsolete by 1923, misapplied) (5, 45, 66, 68, 92, 156, 158)

Early red clover (1896) (45)

Giant clover (1896-1913) (5, 45, 158)

Honeysuckle clover [Honey-suckle clover] (1900-1929, England) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Knap (1900-1929) (5, 157, 158)

Mail-grass (1900) (158)

Mammoth clover (1896-1923) (45, 138, 156, 158)

Mamoth clover (1913) (5)

Marl-grass [Marl grass] (1876?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Meadow clover (1900-1936) (5, 93, 157, 158)

Pea-vine clover [Pea vine clover] (1896-1923) (5, 45, 156, 158)

Perennial clover (1903) (66)

Plyvens (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Purple clover (1886-1929) (5, 110, 157, 158)

Purplewort (1923) (156)

Real sweet clover (1892, MA ME) (73)

Red clover (1869-Present) (3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 45, 49, 50, 52, 53, 58, 61, 63, 66, 68, 72, 82. 85, 92, 93, 95, 97, 106, 107, 109, 114, 122, 129, 131, 138, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Rother Futterklee (1900, German) (158)

Rother Wiesenklee (1900, German) (158)

Soukie claver (1900) (158)

Soukie clover (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Suckles (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Sugar-plums [Sugar plums] (1913-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156)

Three-leaf grass [Three leaved grass] (1876) (92)

Trefle (1892, French) (6)

Trifolium pratense purpureum vulgare (1787, Morison) (46)

Zig-zag clover [Zig zag clover, Zigzag clover] (1900-1949) (5, 66, 68, 109, 155, 156, 158)