Phlox divaricata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 152. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 1210.

Lectotype (Wherry, Genus Phlox: 39. 1955): Herb. Linn. No. 217.9 (LINN) .

Current name: Phlox divaricata L. ( Polemoniaceae).