Scabiosa stellata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 100. 1753.

"Habitat in Hispania, praesertim in agro Granatensi ad versuras." RCN: 812.

Lectotype (Devesa in Lagascalia 12: 196. 1984): Löfling 111, Herb. Linn. No. 120.23 (LINN) .

Current name: Scabiosa stellata L. ( Dipsacaceae).