Lycoperdon radiatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1654. 1763.
Lectotype (Lister in J. Bot. 51: 163. 1913): Linnaeus filius, Herb. Linn. No. 1287.6 (LINN) .
Current name: Diderma radiatum (L.) Morgan ( Didymiaceae).