Centaurea sempervirens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 913. 1753.

"Habitat in Lusitania." RCN: 6599.

Lectotype (Wagenitz in Jarvis & Turland in Taxon 47: 357. 1998): Herb. Clifford: 422, Centaurea 13 (BM-000647264) .

Current name: Cheirolophus sempervirens (L.) Pomel ( Asteraceae).