Centaurea babylonica (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 460. 1771.

["Habitat in Oriente."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1149 (1763). RCN: 6611.

Basionym: Serratula babylonica L. (1759) .

Type not designated.

Original material: as basionym.

Current name: Centaurea babylonica (L.) L. ( Asteraceae).