Centaurea paniculata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 912. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat in G. Narbonensi, Austria, Hispania, Verona, Sibiria." RCN: 6593.

Lectotype (Greuter & al. in Taxon 50: 1205. 2002 [2001]): [icon] "Centaurii majoris species tenuifolia" in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 3(1): 31. 1651. - Epitype (Greuter & al. in Taxon 50: 1205. 2002 [2001]): France. Rhône, Pommiers, sommet du mont de Buisante, alt. 350m, 15 Aug 1882, C. Michaud in Magnier, Flora Selecta Exsiccata No. 320 (B; iso- widely distributed).

Generitype of Centaurea Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Centaurea paniculata L. ( Asteraceae).