Scleranthus polycarpos Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 16. 1756.

"Habitat Monspelii & in Italia. Sauvages." RCN: 3183.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 158. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 578.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Scleranthus polycarpos L. ( Caryophyllaceae).