Osmunda virginiana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1064. 1753.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 7749.

Lectotype (Proctor, Ferns Jamaica: 51. 1985): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 1244.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. ( Ophioglossaceae).