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

"Habitat in Canada, Virginia, nunc in Europa australi." RCN: 6246.

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1022. 1975): Herb. Linn. No. 994.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Erigeron canadensis L. ( Asteraceae).

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