Elaterium trifoliatum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 614; Mantissa Plantarum: 123. 1767.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 7035.

Lectotype (designated here by Reveal): Clayton 642 (BM).

Current name: Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt ( Hydrophyllaceae).