Weinmann, J.A. (1837), Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 9(2): 69 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In pratis siccis."

Kleinschmidt, H.E. & Johnson, R.W. (1977), Weeds of Queensland: 155 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 581 [secondary reference]

common name: Nodding Thistle [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised)

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 54, map [secondary reference]

common name: Nodding Thistle [n/a]

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