Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 794 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae cultis."

common name: Sow Thistle [n/a]

Brown, R. in Flinders, M. (1814), General remarks, geographical and systematical, on the Botany of Terra Australis. A Voyage to Terra Australis 2, Appendix III: - [secondary reference]

Steetz, J. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Compositae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 489 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (6 September 1852), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(2): 153 [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]

Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1857), Notes made during the recent expedition across the northern portion of Australia, under the command of Mr Surveyor Gregory. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 9: 169 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 679 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sonchus asper (L.) Hill legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sonchus ciliatus Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sonchus fallax Wallr. legitimate

Tepper, J.G.O. (1880), On the characteristics and distribution of the native and naturalised plants about Ardrossan, Yorke's Peninsula. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 45 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 534 [secondary reference]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 235 [secondary reference]

Holtze, M. (1892), Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15: 3 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 97 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 277 [secondary reference]

common name: Sow Thistle [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 661, Fig. 331 [secondary reference]

common name: Sow-thistle [n/a]

Domin, K. (1930), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1243 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sonchus ciliatus Lam. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 942-943, Fig. 1258 [secondary reference]

common name: Sow-thistle [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 396 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 389-390 [secondary reference]

common name: Sow-Thistle [n/a]

Boulos, L. in Eichler, Hj. (1965), Sonchus and Embergia. Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 330 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 398, Fig. 401. [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sow-thistle [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 265 [secondary reference]

Koster, J.T. (1976), The Compositae of New Guinea V. Blumea 23(1): 164-165 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 718 [secondary reference]

common name: Thalaak [n/a] common name: Annual Sowthistle [n/a] common name: Milk Thistle [n/a] common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 86 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 414, Fig. 535 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sow-thistle [n/a] common name: Sow-thistle [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 170 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 137 [secondary reference]

common name: Common sowthistle [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 596, Fig. 84F [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 12 [secondary reference]

Lander, N.S. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asteraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 708 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Sonchus. Flora of New South Wales 3: 338 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Orchard, A.E. (1993), Asteraceae. Flora of Australia 50: 408-409 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 372-373 [secondary reference]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Milk Thistle [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 697, Fig. 134a [secondary reference]

common name: Sow Thistle [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 529 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

Thompson, I.R. (22 May 2007), A taxonomic treatment of tribe Lactuceae (Asteraceae) in Australia. Muelleria 25: 75 APC [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Sonchus tenerrimus L. legitimate by Cooke, D.A. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1653 pro parte misapplication: Sonchus tenerrimus L. legitimate by Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 697, Fig. 134b common name: Sow Thistle [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Sonchus. Flora of Australia 37: 118-119, Fig. 10L-M, map [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Sonchus tenerrimus L. legitimate by Cooke, D.A. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1653 pro parte misapplication: Sonchus tenerrimus L. legitimate by Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 697, Fig. 134b common name: Sow Thistle [n/a]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 280-281, photos 4-7 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Sowthistle [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 23 [secondary reference]

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