Hibiscus virginicus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 697. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginiae paludosis salsis." RCN: 5101.

Lectotype (designated here by Reveal): Clayton 567, Herb. Linn. 875.35 (LINN; iso- BM) .

Current name: Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray ( Malvaceae).