Centaurea montana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 911. 1753.

"Habitat in Alpibus Helveticas." RCN: 6591.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. A. van Royen No. 900.193-77 (L); Herb. Burser XV(2): 56 (UPS); Herb. Clifford: 422, Centaurea 19, 2 sheets (BM); Herb. Linn. No. 1030.15 (LINN); Herb. Burser XV(2): 29, syntype (UPS); [icon] in Plantin, Pl. Stirp. Icon.: 548. 1581; [icon] in Boccone, Mus. Piante Rar. Sicilia: 20, t. 2. 1697.

Current name: Centaurea montana L. ( Asteraceae).