Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Leptandra purpurea Raf., Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt., Leptandra virginica Nutt., Veronica virginica L., Veronicastrum virginicum Farw.

Common names:

Beaumont's root [Beaumont root, Beaumont-root] (1876-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 64, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Black root [Black-root or blackroot] (1828-1929) (5, 6, 7, 48, 53, 61, 64, 77, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Bowman's root [Bowman's-root, Bowman root] (1828-1936) (5, 7, 49, 53, 64, 92, 93, 156, 157, 158)

Brinton's root [Brinton root, Brinton-root] (1828-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 7, 64, 156, 157, 158)

Culver's physic [Culver's-physic, Culvers-physic, Culversphysic] (1840-1929) (5, 6, 19, 48, 49, 53, 57, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Culver's root [Culver's-root, Culvers-root, Culvert root] (1828-Present) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 40, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59, 63, 64, 72, 82, 92, 93, 106, 109, 131, 138, 155, 157, 158)

Herbe à quartre feuilles (1796, French, Four-leaved grass) (1796) (17)

High veronica (1892) (6)

Hini (1876-1929) (92, 157, 158)

Hini (1828-1892, Missouri & Osage) (6, 7, 56)

Leptandra (1911-1922) (53, 55, 57, 59)

Leptandre rouge (1828, French) (7)

Oxadaddy (1913) (5)

Oxadoddy (1876-1929 ) (92, 157, 158)

Physic root (1828-1907) (7, 49, 64, 92)

Purple leptandra (1828-1876?) (7, 92)

Quintel (1892) (6)

Quital (1929) (157)

Quitch (1913) (5)

Quitel (1876) (92)

Quitel (1828-1911, Delaware) (7, 56)

Tall speedwell [Tall speed-well] (1876-1929) (5, 6, 49, 53, 64, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Tall veronica (1840-1929) (19, 49, 64, 157, 158)

Veronica (1898) (49)

Veronique de Virginie (1892, French) (6)

Virginischer Ehrenpreis (1892, German) (6)

Whorlywort [Whorly wort, Whorly-wort] (1828-1929) (6, 7, 49, 64, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Wi'sûgidji'bik (1928, Chippewa, bitter root) (40)