Tragopogon orientalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 789. 1753.

"Habitat in Oriente." RCN: 5780.

Lectotype ( Díaz de la Guardia & Blanca in Taxon 41: 549. 1992): Gerber, Herb. Linn. No. 946.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Tragopogon orientalis L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “orientale” in the protologue.