Dodecatheon meadia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 144. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 1159.

Lectotype (Dandy, Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " Meadia " in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2, App.: 1, t. 1. 1747.

Generitype of Dodecatheon Linnaeus.

Current name: Dodecatheon meadia L. (Primulaceae).