Centaurea phrygia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 910. 1753.

"Habitat in Helvetia, Austria, Finlandia." RCN: 6584.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1030.7 (LINN); Herb. Burser XV(2): 30 (UPS); Herb. Burser XV(2): 31 (UPS); Herb. Clifford: 422, Centaurea 12 (BM) ; Herb. Burser XV(2): 32 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 2: 6, 7. 1601.

Current name: Centaurea phrygia L. ( Asteraceae).