Verbesina alba Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 902. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Surinamo." RCN: 6513.

Basionym of: Cotula alba (L.) L. (1767); Eclipta erecta L. (1771), nom. illeg.

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1102. 1975): Herb. Linn. No. 1020.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. ( Asteraceae).