Saxifraga pensylvanica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 399. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Pensylvania, Canada." RCN: 3141.

Lectotype (Webb in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 95: 260. 1987): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 575.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Saxifraga pensylvanica L. ( Saxifragaceae).