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

"Habitat inter segetes Europae australis." RCN: 4056.

Lectotype (Rico in Jarvis & al. in Taxon 54: 468. 2005): [icon] "Flos Adonis vulgo" in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 335, 336. 1601. - Epitype (Rico in Jarvis & al. in Taxon 54: 468. 2005): France. Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc; SE of the irrigation canal, 11 Jun 1968, Kendrick & Moyes 215 (BM).

Current name: Adonis annua L. ( Ranunculaceae).

Note: Rico gives a detailed review of earlier type statements.