Lagurus ovatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 81. 1753.

"Habitat in Italia, Gallia, Sicilia, Lusitania." RCN: 680.

Lectotype (Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 2: 1788. 1985): Herb. Linn. No. 96.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Lagurus Linnaeus.

Current name: Lagurus ovatus L. ( Poaceae).

Note: Although Kerguélen (in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 204. 1975) indicated unspecified material in LINN as type, this is not accepted as an effective typification (Art. 7.11). See Cafferty & al. (in Taxon 49: 240. 2000) for a detailed explanation.