Scleranthus perennis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 406. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae campis apricis arenosis." RCN: 3182.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 158. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 578.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Scleranthus perennis L. ( Caryophyllaceae).