Senecio sylvaticus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 868. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae borealis sylvis ceduis." RCN: 6282.

Lectotype (Kadereit in Jarvis & Turland in Taxon 47: 366. 1998): Herb. Linn. No. 996.21 (LINN) .

Current name: Senecio sylvaticus L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Although Alexander (in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37: 418. 1979) noted the existence of 996.21 (LINN), he did not designate it as type.