Thymus virginicus Linnaeus, Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 13: 453. 1774, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in Virginia."] Sp. Pl. 2: 567 (1753). RCN: 4154.

Replaced synonym: Satureja virginiana L. (1753) .

Type not designated.

Original material: as replaced synonym.

Current name: Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) B.L. Rob. & Fernald ( Lamiaceae).

Note: This name has been interpreted as an illegitimate renaming of Satureja virginiana L. (1753) in Thymus, the earlier binomial remaining untypified at present (see S. virginiana for more details).