Anemone vernalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 538. 1753.

"Habitat in Sueciae, Helvetiae sylvis sterilissimis." RCN: 4003.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 160. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 710.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Pulsatilla vernalis (L.) Mill. ( Ranunculaceae).