Centaurea linifolia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 572; Mantissa Plantarum: 117. 1767.

"Habitat in Hispania, Italia." RCN: 6587.

Lectotype (designated here by Baldini): Scopoli 100, Herb. Linn. No. 1030.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Centaurea linifolia L. ( Asteraceae).