Hedysarum viridiflorum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 748. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 5518.

Type not designated.

Original material: Clayton 190 (BM).

Current name: Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Although Britton (in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 114. 1894) regarded Clayton 190 (BM) as "the specimen … on which Linnaeus founded the species", this is not accepted as equivalent to the use of “type” .