Centaurea aplolepa var. ligustica Briq., Monogr. Centaurées Alpes Marit.: 142. 1902
Centaurea aplolepa var. ligustica, Monogr. Centaurées Alpes Marit.: 142. 1902
is basionym for Acosta ligustica in Preslia 46: 226. 1974
is basionym for Centaurea aplolepa subsp. ligustica in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71: 202. 1976
is basionym for Centaurea paniculata subsp. ligustica in Parlatorea 6: 73. 2003