Elymus arenarius Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 83. 1753.

"Habitat ad Europae litora marina in arena mobili." RCN: 696.

Lectotype (Bowden in Canad. J. Bot. 42: 567. 1964): Herb. Linn. No. 100.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. ( Poaceae).