Erigeron carolinianus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 863. 1753.

"Habitat in Carolina." RCN: 6245.

Lectotype (Torrey & Gray, Fl. N. America 2: 180. 1841): [icon] "Virga aurea Carol. Linariae Monsp. foliis" in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 412, t. 306, f. 394. 1732. - Typotype: Herb. Sherard No. 1877 (OXF) .

Current name: Euthamia caroliniana (L.) Greene ( Asteraceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “carolinianum” in the protologue.

There remains uncertainty about the identity of the plant illustrated by Dillenius (see Fernald in Rhodora 46: 323-330. 1944; Reveal in Taxon 40: 505-508. 1991).