Phaca australis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 497; Mantissa Plantarum: 103. 1767.

"Habitat in Alpibus Helvetiae, Italiae, Galloprovinciae." RCN: 5571.

Lectotype (Podlech in Turland & Jarvis in Taxon 46: 479. 1997): [icon] "Astragaloides Alpina, supina, glabra, foliis acutioribus" in Tilli, Cat. Pl. Hort. Pisani: 19, t. 14, f. 1. 1723. - Epitype (Podlech in Turland & Jarvis in Taxon 46: 479. 1997): France. Vaucluse, Mont Ventoux, 7 Jul 1877, E. Reverchon s.n. (BM).

Current name: Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).