Carthamus tingitanus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1163. 1763.

"Habitat in Agro tingitano, Algiriae." RCN: 6005.

Type not designated.

Original material: Alströmer 201, Herb. Linn. No. 973.5 (LINN); [icon] in Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ. 3: 159, s. 7, t. 34, f. 19. 1699.

Current name: Carthamus caeruleus L. ( Asteraceae).