Serratula spicata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 819. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 5939.

Lectotype (Gaiser in Rhodora 48: 221. 1946): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 965.15 (LINN) .

Current name: Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var. spicata ( Asteraceae).