Statice armeria Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 274. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae & Americae septentrionalis campis." RCN: 2186.

Lectotype (Lawrence in Gentes Herb. 4: 406. 1940): Herb. Linn. No. 395.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Statice Linnaeus, nom. rej. (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 143. 1929).

Current name: Armeria vulgaris Willd. ( Plumbaginaceae).

Note: Statice Linnaeus, nom. rej. in favour of Armeria Willd. Gibbons & Lousley (in Watsonia 4: 125. 1958) indicated a Clifford sheet as the type but their choice is pre-dated by that of Lawrence.