Aster novi-belgii Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 877. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Pensylvania." RCN: 6340.

Lectotype (Shinners in Rhodora 45: 348. 1943): [icon] " Aster Novae Belgiae latifolius, umbellatus, floribus dilute violaceis" in Hermann, Hort. Lugd.-Bat. Cat.: 66, 69. 1687.

Current name: Aster novi-belgii L. ( Asteraceae).