Adonis annua Linnaeus var. phoenicea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 547. 1753.

"Habitat inter segetes Europae australis." RCN: 4055.

Lectotype (Rico in Jarvis & al. in Taxon 54: 468. 2005): [icon] " Adonis flore pallido" in Mattioli, Pl. Epit.: 648. 1586. - Epitype (Rico in Jarvis & al. in Taxon 54: 468. 2005): Serbia & Montenegro. 20 miles W of Belgrade on Autoput. Waste place on road verge. Between 2-300ft, 7 Jun 1955, W Sladen 6/5/40 (BM).

Current name: Adonis aestivalis L. ( Ranunculaceae).

Note: Steinberg (in Webbia 25: 302. 1971) reproduced the protologue, and discussed what he believed to be the original elements, including several Bauhin collections in BAS which were never seen by Linnaeus and cannot be considered original material. Rico rejected Steinberg’s choice in favour of a cited Mattioli plate.