Carthamus carduncellus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 831. 1753.
"Habitat Monspelii." RCN: 6008.
Type not designated.
Original material: Herb. Burser XXI: 68 (UPS); Herb. A. van Royen No. 900.130-248 (L); [icon] in Plantin, Pl. Stirp. Icon. 2: 20. 1581.
Current name: Carthamus carduncellus L. ( Asteraceae).