Polygonum erectum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 363. 1753.

"Habitat in Philadelphia, enata ex seminibus D. Kalmii." RCN: 2866.

Neotype (designated here by McNeill & Katz-Downie): Herb. Linn. No. 510.26 (LINN) .

Current name: Polygonum erectum L. ( Polygonaceae).