Pimpinella saxifraga Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 263. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae pascuis siccis." RCN: 2102.

Lectotype (Reduron & Jarvis in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 76. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 373.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Pimpinella Linnaeus (vide Rafinesque, Good Book: 52. 1840).

Current name: Pimpinella saxifraga L. ( Apiaceae).

Note: Although Weide (in Feddes Repert. 64: 251. 1962) indicated unspecified material in BM (presumably in the Clifford herbarium) as “Standard”, this does not effect typification.