Lotus hirsutus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 775. 1753.

"Habitat in G. Narbonensi, Italia." RCN: 5696.

Lectotype (Jafri in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 86: 112. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 931.16 (LINN) .

Current name: Dorycnium hirsutum (L.) Ser. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “hirsuta” in the protologue.