Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 759 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in G. Narbonensi, Italia."

Barneby, R.C. (1964), Atlas of North American Astragalus. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13: - [secondary reference]

Weber, J.Z. (19 December 1977), Notes on the South Australia flora. Astralagus L. (Fabaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(2): 143 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 384-385 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple Milk-vetch [n/a]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Astragalus. Flora of New South Wales 2: 441 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple Milk-vetch [n/a]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Astragalus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 609 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Purple Milk-vetch [n/a]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised)

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