Ononis antiquorum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1006. 1763.

"Habitat in Europa australi." RCN: 5264.

Lectotype (Ali in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 100: 283. 1977): Herb. Linn. No. 896.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Ononis spinosa L. subsp. antiquorum (L.) Arcang. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).