Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Atractylis gummifera in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 829.
today: The current name for this species is Carlina gummifera (L.) Less.
original Latin diagnosis
Atractylis flore acaule.
English translation
Atractylis with s flower stemless.
| Atractylis | Atractylis |
| with a flower | flore - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| stemless. | acaule - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies flore |