Silphium asteriscus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 920. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Carolina." RCN: 6649.

Lectotype (Perry in Rhodora 39: 292. 1937): [icon] "Asteriscus Coronae Solis flore & facie" in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 1: 42, t. 37, f. 42. 1732. - Typotype: Herb. Sherard No. 1977 (OXF) .

Generitype of Silphium Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 183. 1929).

Current name: Silphium asteriscus L. var. asteriscus ( Asteraceae).