Aster aurantius Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 877. 1753.

"Habitat in Vera Cruce." RCN: 6345.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 407, Aster 1 (BM) ; [icon] in Houstounia Gen. Pl. Amer.: t. 24. 1736 (LINN).

Current name: Dyssodia aurantia (L.) Druce ( Asteraceae).