Gnaphalium virgatum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1211. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica, Carolina."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1206 (1763). RCN: 6238.

Basionym of: Conyza virgata (L.) L. (1763) .

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1048. 1975): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 993.29 (LINN) .

Current name: Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC. ( Asteraceae).