Silene paradoxa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1673. 1763.

"Habitat in Italia." RCN: 3247.

Lectotype (Jeanmonod in Candollea 40: 22, f. 4A. 1985): Herb. Linn. No. 583.22 (LINN) .

Current name: Silene paradoxa L. ( Caryophyllaceae).