Holcus odoratus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1048. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae frigidioris pascuis humentibus." RCN: 7573.

Lectotype (Weimarck in Bot. Not. 124: 136. 1971): Herb. Linn. No. 1212.14, second specimen from left (LINN) .

Current name: Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp ( Poaceae).