Verbena nodiflora Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 20. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 159.

Lectotype (Townsend in Davis, Fl. Turkey 7: 32. 1982): Herb. Clifford: 11, Verbena 3 (BM-000557561) .

Current name: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene ( Verbenaceae).