Salicornia virginica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 4. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, & ad Salinas Saxoniae." RCN: 26.

Basionym of: Salicornia herbacea (L.) L. var. virginica (L.) L. (1762) .

Lectotype (Fernald & Schubert in Rhodora 50: 163. 1948): Clayton 572/667 (BM-000051639).

Current name: Salicornia virginica L. ( Chenopodiaceae).