Knautia plumosa Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 197. 1771.

"Habitat in Oriente." RCN: 830.

Lectotype (Burtt in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 281. 1957): Herb. Linn. No. 121.5 (LINN) .

Current name: Pterocephalus plumosus (L.) Coult. ( Dipsacaceae).