Holosteum succulentum Linnaeus, 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part H), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 557-585 : 576

Holosteum succulentum Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1: 88. 1753.

"Habitat in Noveboraco." RCN: 739.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Note: Although Fernald (in Rhodora 11: 109-115. 1909) concluded that this was based on a Colden description, the application of Linnaeus’ name is uncertain and H. succulentum may be a candidate for rejection.