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

"Habitat in Europae cultis & ruderatis." RCN: 882.

Lectotype (Jafri in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 65: 15. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 129.33 (LINN) .

Current name: Galium aparine L. ( Rubiaceae).