Lycopodium complanatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1104. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae & Americae septentrionalis sylvis acerosis." RCN: 7975.

Lectotype (Jermy in Fern Gaz. 13: 262. 1989): Münchhausen, Herb. Linn. No. 1257.20 (LINN) , see p. 222.

Current name: Lycopodium complanatum L. ( Lycopodiaceae).

Note: Löve & Löve (in Bot. Not. 114: 34. 1961) suggested this might be a nomen confusum but it has remained in use subsequently.