Geropogon hirsutus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1109. 1763.

"Habitat in Italia." RCN: 5777.

Lectotype ( Díaz de la Guardia & Blanca in Taxon 46: 761. 1997): [icon] " Tragopogon gram. fol. suaverubenteflore " in Colonna, Ekphr.: 232, 231. 1606.

Current name: Geropogon hybridus (L.) Sch. Bip. ( Asteraceae).

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