Spiraea aruncus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 490. 1753.

"Habitat in Austriae, Alvorniae montanis." RCN: 3726.

Lectotype ( Cullen in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 544. 2002): Herb. Clifford: 463, Aruncus 1 (BM-000647516) .

Current name: Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald ( Rosaceae).