Serratula squarrosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 818. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 5937.

Lectotype (Gaiser in Rhodora 48: 403. 1946): Herb. Linn. No. 965.13 (LINN) .

Current name: Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa ( Asteraceae).