Lolium temulentum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 83. 1733.

"Habitat in Europae agris inter Hordeum, Linum ." RCN: 694.

Lectotype (Loos & Jarvis in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 108: 408. 1992): Herb. Burser I: 113 (UPS) .

Current name: Lolium temulentum L. ( Poaceae).

Note: Although Kerguélen (in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 209. 1975) stated "Type: …LINN”, this is not accepted as a formal typification, for the reasons explained by CaflFerty & al. (in Taxon 49: 240. 2000). Loos & Jarvis account for other pre-1992 typification statements.