Centaurea sibirica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 913. 1753.

"Habitat in Sibiria. D. Gmelin." RCN: 6598.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 361.15 (S); Herb. Linn. No. 1030.27 (LINN); [icon] in Gmelin, Fl. Sibirica 2: 96, t. 42, f. 2. 1749.

Current name: Centaurea sibirica L. ( Asteraceae).