Reseda purpurascens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 449. 1753.

"Habitat in collibus Salamanticis, Monspelii." RCN: 3484.

Lectotype (Abdallah & de Wit in Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool 78-14: 365. 1978): Löfling 398, Herb. Linn. No. 629.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Sesamoides canescens (L.) Kuntze ( Resedaceae).