Rumex sanguineus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 334. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 2578.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 154. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 464.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Rumex sanguineus L. ( Polygonaceae).