Centaurea sicula Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 918. 1753.

"Habitat in Sicilia." RCN: 6628.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1030.64 (LINN); Herb. Linn. No. 1030.63 (LINN); [icon] in Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ. 3: 144, s. 7, t. 28, f. 26. 1699.

Current name: Centaurea solstitialis L. ( Asteraceae).