Conyza virgata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1206. 1763.

"Habitat in Jamaica, Carolina." RCN: 6238.

Basionym: Gnaphalium virgatum L. (1759) .

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1048. 1975): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 993.29 (LINN) .

Current name: Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC. ( Asteraceae).