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

"Habitat in Hispania." RCN: 6635.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser XV(2): 38 (UPS); [icon] in Dodoëns, Stirp. Hist. Pempt., ed. 2: 251. 1616.

Current name: Volutaria muricata (L.) Maire ( Asteraceae).