Eryngium amethystinum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 233. 1753.

"Habitat in Styriae montibus." RCN: 1898.

Lectotype ( Wörz & al. in Jarvis & al. in Taxon 55: 212. 2006): Herb. Linn. No. 331.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Eryngium amethystinum L. ( Apiaceae).