Polygonum arifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 364. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Florida." RCN: 2872.

Lectotype (Reveal in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 92: 168. 1986): Herb. Linn. No. 510.34 (LINN) .

Current name: Polygonum arifolium L. ( Polygonaceae).