Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Viola tricolor L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Viola tricolor L. var. hortensis DC.

Common names:

Battlefield flower [Battle-field flower] (1893-1900, Gordonsville VA, often found on old Civil War battlefields) (74, 158)

Biddy's-eyes (1900) (158)

Cat's-faces (1900) (158)

Common pansy (1923) (138)

Cupid's-delight [Cupid's delight] (1892, Salem Mas.) (73, 158)

Dreifaltigkeitskraut (1900, German) (158)

Fancy (1900) (158)

Field pansy (1892) (6)

Flamy (1900) (158)

Freisamkraut (1892-1900, German) (6, 158)

Garden violet (1840-1900) (19, 158)

Garden-gate (1900) (158)

Hearstease (1840-1949) (5, 6, 15, 19, 57, 92, 97, 109, 158)

Heart's-pansy (1900) (158)

Herb-trinity (1900) (158)

Ie-länger-ie-lieber (1900, German) (158)

Johnnies (1892, Mansfield O) (73)

Johnny-jumper [Johnny jumper] (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Johnny-jump-up [Johnny jumpup] (1892-Present) (50, 73, 74, 158)

Kisses (1900) (158)

Kiss-me (1900) (158)

Lady's-delight [Lady's delight] (1892-1913) (5, 73, 158)

Love-in-idleness (1900, Shakespeare) (158)

Monkey's-face (1900) (158)

None-so-pretty (1896-1900, Abington MA) (76, 158)

Pansy [Pansie, Pansey] (1840-1949) (5, 6, 15, 19, 57, 72, 92, 97, 109, 158)

Pensee (1892, French) (6)

Pensée sauage (1900, French) (158)

Steifmutterchen-Kraut (1892, German) (6)

Stepmother (1876?-1900) (92, 158)

Stiefmütterchen (1900, German) (158)

Three-color violet [Three-colored violet] (1892) (6)

Trinitaria (Spanish) (1900) (158)

Trinity violet (1892-1900) (6, 158)

Wild pansy (1892-1900) (6, 155)