Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 645. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Jamaicae glareosis." RCN: 4693.

Lectotype (Marais in Codd & al., Fl. Southern Africa 13: 94. 1970): Herb. Linn. No. 824.18 (LINN) .

Current name: Lepidium virginicum L. ( Brassicaceae).