Leontodon hirtus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1194. 1759.

["Habitat in Helvetia, G. Narbonensi, Hispania."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1124 (1763). RCN: 5843.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 953.10 (H); Herb. Linn. No. 953.10 (LINN); Herb. Linn. No. 953.14 (LINN); Allioni, Herb. Linn. No. 953.12 (LINN); Herb. Burser VI: 47 (UPS); [icon] in Bauhin, Prodr. Theatri Bot.: 63. 1620; [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 2: 1038. 1651.

Current name: Leontodon hirtus L. ( Asteraceae).

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

This name is based on elements previously treated (in Sp. Pl. 2: 799. 1753) as two unnamed varieties of L. hispidus L. Although not typified by any of the following authors, the name has been variously interpreted by Britten (in J. Bot. 45: 32. 1907), Lacaita (in J. Bot. 56: 97. 1918) and Finch & Sell (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71: 245. 1976).