Carduus tuberosus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 824. 1753.

"Habitat Mospelii [sic], Lipsiae, inque Bohemia, Austria, Helvetia." RCN: 5959.

Lectotype (Talavera & Valdés in Lagascalia 5: 145. 1976): E. Rosén ., Herb. Linn. No. 966.24 [ “866.24”] (LINN) , see p. 225.

Current name: Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All. ( Asteraceae).