Centaurea verutum Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 30. 1755.

"Habitat in Palaestina. D. Hasselquist." RCN: 6632.

Type not designated.

Original material: Hasselquist, Herb. Linn. No. 1030.69 (LINN).

Current name: Centaurea verutum L. (Asteraceae).