Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Ulmus americana L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Ulmus americana L. var. floridana (Chapman) Little, Ulmus americanus L., Ulmus floridana Chapman, Ulmus mollifolia Marsh.

Common names:

American elm (1770-Present) (1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 37, 41, 46, 50, 82, 85, 97, 108, 109, 112, 122, 124, 138, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158)

American rough-leaf elm tree [American rough leaved elm-tree] (1785) (8)

American soft-leaf elm [American soft-leaved elm] (1785) (8)

American white elm (1936, Neb) (93)

Bois dur (French) (1785) (8)

Common elm (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Elm (1806-1905) (19, 35, 12, 101, 164)

Ezhon zhon or Ezhon zhon ska (1919, Omaha-Ponca, White elm) (37)

Feather elm (1937, TX) (124)

Orme à feuilles douces (1785, French) (8)

Orme d'Amérique (1785, French) (8)

Ormes blans (1879) (46)

Pe (1919, Dakota, Pe cha means Elm wood, pe ikcheka is the Common elm) (37)

Red elm (1898, Southwest MO) (78)

Rock elm (1890-1929, Neb, misapplied) (5, 113, 156, 157, 158)

Small-leaf elm [Small-leaved elm] (1820) (38)

Swamp elm (1890-1929) (5, 113, 156, 157, 158)

Taitsako taka (1919, Pawnee, white elm) (37)

Water elm (1890-1929) (5, 93, 109, 113, 130, 156, 157, 158)

White elm (1840-1949) (1, 2, 5, 9, 20, 19, 37, 65, 72, 78, 85, 92, 95, 97, 101, 105, 108, 109, 112, 113, 130, 131, 157, 158)