Cuscuta epithymum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Amoenitates Academicae 4: 478. 1759.

RCN: 1023.

Basionym: Cuscuta europaea L. var. epithymum L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Garcia & Cafferty in Taxon 54: 478. 2005): Herb. Burser XII: 104 (UPS) .

Current name: Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. ( Cuscutaceae).

Note: Some authors have treated this combination as dating from other publications - see discussion by Garcia & Cafferty (in Taxon 54: 477. 2005).