Actaea spicata Linnaeus var. nigra Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 504. 1753.

"Habitat in nemoribus Americae." RCN: 3830.

Lectotype (Compton & al. in Taxon 47: 617. 1998): Herb. Linn. No. 665.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Actaea spicata L. ( Ranunculaceae).