Hieracium taraxaci Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1125. 1763.

Lectotype (designated here by Jonsell): Solander, Herb. Linn. No. 954.4 (LINN), see p. 229.

Current name: Scorzoneroides autumnalis (L.) Moench subsp. borealis (Ball) Greuter ( Asteraceae).