Scabiosa sicula Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 196. 1771.

"Habitat in Sicilia." RCN: 810.

Lectotype (Devesa in Lagascalia 12: 193. 1984): Herb. Linn. No. 120.20 (LINN) .

Current name: Lomelosia divaricata (Jacq.) Greuter & Burdet ( Dipsacaceae).