Polymnia canadensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 926. 1753.

"Habitat in Canada. Kalm." RCN: 6653.

Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 78. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 1033.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Polymnia Linnaeus.

Current name: Polymnia canadensis L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Wells (in Brittonia 17: 149. 1965) quoted the protologue and suggested that a type was “probably” in LINN, but this is insufficiently precise to be accepted as a formal typification.