Cucubalus stellatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 414. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Canada." RCN: 3227.

Lectotype (Rabeler in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 1051. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 582.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton ( Caryophyllaceae).