Cotula alba (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 564. 1767.

["Habitat in Virginia, Surinamo."] Sp. Pl. 2: 902 (1753). RCN: 6513.

Basionym: Verbesina alba L. (1753) .

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1102. 1975): Herb. Linn. No. 1020.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. ( Asteraceae).