Cacalia alpina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 836. 1753.

"Habitat in Alpibus Helvetiae, Austriae." RCN: 6043.

Lectotype (Jeffrey in Jarvis in Taxon 41: 559. 1992): Herb. Burser X: 155 (UPS) .

Generitype of Cacalia Linnaeus, nom. rej. (vide Rydberg in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 370. 1924).

Current name: Adenostyles alpina (L.) Bluff & Fingerh. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Cacalia alpina, with the type designated by Jeffrey, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 559. 1992). The Committee for Spermatophyta, however, noting that conservation would result in Cacalia displacing Adenostyles Cass., voted (see Taxon 44: 612. 1995) not to accept the proposal. Wagenitz (in Taxon 44: 445. 1995) subsequently proposed the rejection of Cacalia, with C. alpina as type, recommended by the Committee for Spermatophyta (in Taxon 47: 444. 1998).

See comments on the application of C. alpina by Wagenitz (in Phyton (Horn) 23: 146-147. 1983).