Phlox carolina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 216. 1762.

"Habitat in Carolina." RCN: 1208.

Lectotype (Wherry, Genus Phlox: 104. 1955): Herb. Linn. No. 217.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Phlox carolina L. ( Polemoniaceae).