Polycnemum arvense Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 35. 1753.

"Habitat in Galliae, Italiae, Germaniae arvis." RCN: 282.

Lectotype (Hedge in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 78. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 55.2 (LINN) .

Generitype of Polycnemum Linnaeus.

Current name: Polycnemum arvense L. ( Chenopodiaceae).