Centaurea calcitrapoides Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 29. 1755.

"Habitat Monspelii, & in Palaestina. D. Hasselquist." RCN: 6625.

Type not designated.

Original material: Hasselquist, Herb. Linn. No. 1030.57 (LINN) .

Current name: Centaurea calcitrapoides L. ( Asteraceae).