Stellera passerina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 559. 1753.
"Habitat in Europae arvis, campis, apricis, aridis." RCN: 2837.
Lectotype (Kit Tan in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 237. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 503.1 (LINN) .
Current name: Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ. ( Thymelaeaceae).