Silene saxifraga Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 421. 1753.

"Habitat in montibus cretaceis Galliae, Italiae." RCN: 3270.

Lectotype (Talavera & Munoz Garmendia in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45: 443. 1989): Herb. Burser XI: 128 (UPS) .

Current name: Silene saxifraga L. ( Caryophyllaceae).