Galium boreale Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 108. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae borealis pratis." RCN: 877.

Lectotype (Nazimuddin & Qaiser in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 190: 70. 1989): Herb. Linn. No. 129.25 (LINN) .

Current name: Galium boreale L. ( Rubiaceae).