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

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 2580.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clayton s.n.? (BM) .

Current name: Rumex britannica L. ( Polygonaceae).

Note: See Fernald (in Rhodora 47: 134, pl. 883. 1945), who regards this as a nomen confusum.