Sagina erecta Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 128. 1753.

"Habitat in Galliae, Angliae, Germaniae, sterilibus glareosis." RCN: 1049.

Lectotype (Strid in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 1053. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 177.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Moenchia erecta (L.) G. Gaertn. & al. ( Caryophyllaceae).

Note: Williams (in J. Bot. 39: 365-369. 1901) provides a detailed historical review, noting the literature cited by Linnaeus.