Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 440. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae agris." RCN: 3411.

Lectotype (Turrill in Turrill & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Caryophyllaceae: 11. 1956): Herb. Linn. No. 604.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Spergula Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 156. 1929).

Current name: Spergula arvensis L. ( Caryophyllaceae).