Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Onopordum L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 827 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: (not designated).
Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 359 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 653 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Greco-Latin name of some thistle."
Green, M.L. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929), The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists: 179 [secondary reference]
  • Type: Onopordum acanthium L.
Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 934-935 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Greco-Latin name of some thistle."
Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 377 [secondary reference]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 392-394 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 83 [secondary reference]
Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Onopordum. Flora of New South Wales 3: 324 [secondary reference]
Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 557 [secondary reference]
Anderberg, A.A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.G., Breitwieser, I., Jeffrey, C., Dillon, M.O., Eldenäs, P., Funk, V., Garcia-Jacas, N., Hind, D.J.N., Karis, P.O., Lack, H.W., Nesom, G., Nordenstam, B., Oberprieler, C., Panero, J.J., Puttock, C., Robinson, H., Stuessy, T.F., Susanna, A., Urtubey, E., Vogt, R., Ward, J. & Watson, L.E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Compositae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8: 134 [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 602 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Onopordon Fresen. orth. var.
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 62-63 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "latinised from the ancient Greek name of the plant, Onopordon, from onos (donkey) and porde (flatulence). Pliny stated that it casued flatulence in donkeys."