Aira cespitosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 64. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae partis cultis & fertilibus." RCN: 555.

Lectotype (Clayton in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Gramineae 1: 92. 1970): Herb. Linn. No. 85.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. ( Poaceae).