Chaerophyllum temulum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 258. 1753.

"Habitat ad Europae arvos, vias & sepes." RCN: 2067.

Replaced synonym of: Chaerophyllum temulentum L. (1755), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Reduron & Jarvis in Taxon 41: 560. 1992): Herb. Linn. No. 365.3 (LINN) .

Generitype of Chaerophyllum Linnaeus.

Current name: Chaerophyllum temulum L. ( Apiaceae).

Note: Chaerophyllum temulum, with the type designated by Reduron & Jarvis, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 560. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals).