Senecio hieraciifolius Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 866. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 6269.

Lectotype (Belcher in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43: 14. 1956): Herb. Linn. No. 996.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “hieracifolius” in the protologue.