Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 132. 1753.

"Habitat in Ungariae, Angliae, Galliae nemoribus." RCN: 1072.

Lectotype (Selvi in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 802. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 181.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I.M. Johnst. ( Boraginaceae).