Geum reptans Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 501. 1753.
"Habitat in Helvetia & valle Barsilionensi." RCN: 3808.
Lectotype (Kirschner in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 542. 2002): [icon] " Caryophyllata Alpina tenuifolia " in Boccone, Mus. Piante Rar. Sicilia: 160, t. 128. 1697. - Epitype (Kirschner & Cafferty in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 542. 2002): Italy. Reg. Veneto, Prov. Belluno, ca. 41km west from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Arabba. 2,450m, 23 Jul 1985, Jury, Watson, Webb & Wyse Jackson 6740 (BM-000576271; iso- DBC, RNG).
Current name: Geum reptans L. ( Rosaceae).