Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Vallisneria americana Michx.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Vallisneria asiatica Michx., Vallisneria neotropicalis Victorin, Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L., Vallisneria spiralis L. var. americana, Vallisneria spiralis L. var. asiatica (Michx.) Torr., Possibly Vallisneria spiralis L.- Britton & Brown & others

Common names:

American eel-grass [American eelgrass] (Present) (50)

American wild celery [American wildcelery] (1942) (155)

Celery-grass (1923) (156)

Eel-grass [Eel grass, Eelgrass] (1899-1937) (5, 72, 92, 122, 131, 156, 158)

Spiral wild celery [Spiral wildcelery] (1942) (155)

Spring plant [Spring-plant] (1900, Australia) (158)

Tape-grass [Tape grass, Tapegrass] (1840-1977) (3, 5, 19, 92, 120, 131, 156, 158)

Water-celery [Water celery] (1900-1923, Chesapeake Bay) (5, 156, 158)

Wild celery [Wildcelery] (1913-1932) (5, 85, 138, 156)