ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɪntᵻd jˈuːs ʌvðə nˈeɪm "bˈɑːɹbɚɹəz bˈʌʔn̩z" ɪz ɪn smˈɔːlz mˈænjuːəl ʌvðə sˈaʊθiːstɚn flˈoːɹə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.
The first printed use of the name "Barbara's buttons" is in Small's Manual of the Southeastern Flora (1933).