Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in agro Bonariensi."

Woolls, W. (1867), Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany: 38 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 36 [secondary reference]

Tenison-Woods, J.E. (1881), Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania: 51 [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: 236 [secondary reference]

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

Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 150 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 237 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 382 [secondary reference]

common name: Purpletop [n/a]

Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 157 [secondary reference]

Fitzgerald, W.V. (1918), The Botany of the Kimberleys, north-west Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3: 153 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 479 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 720, Fig. 1029 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 414 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple Top [n/a]

Moldenke, H.N. (1962), Materials towards a monograph of the genus Verbena. IV. Phytologia 8(5): 246-267 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 569 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Stattice [n/a] common name: Clustered-flowered Vervein [n/a] common name: Blue-top [n/a] common name: Cluster-flower Verbena [n/a] common name: Purple-top Verbena [n/a] common name: Purple-top [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 209 [secondary reference]

Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 278 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 144 [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): 140 [secondary reference]

common name: Purpletop [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Verbenaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 368 [secondary reference]

common name: Purpletop [n/a]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Verbenaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 551 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple-top Verbena [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Verbenaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 612 [secondary reference]

common name: Purpletop [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 314 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 314 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Verbena x brasiliensis Vell. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 150

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Verbena x brasiliensis Vell. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 157

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Verbena x brasiliensis Vell. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 278

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Verbenaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 414, 416, Fig. 80d [secondary reference]

common name: Purple-top Verbena [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 91 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 933 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple-top [n/a]

Munir, A.A. (28 May 2002), A taxonomic revision of the genus Verbena L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 20: 30-33, Fig. 1 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Verbena incompta P.W.Michael legitimate by Michael, P.W. (13 December 1995), A new name for a widespread and misunderstood species of Verbena (Verbenaceae). Telopea 6(2-3): 181-182

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Verbena bonariensis L. var. bonariensis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Verbena bonariensis var. conglomerata Briq. legitimate

• APC Comment: Verbena bonariensis var. bonariensis is recognised as a distinct taxon in WA and Vic, and Verbena bonariensis var. conglomerata is recognised as a distinct taxon in Vic.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Verbena incompta P.W.Michael legitimate by Munir, A.A. (28 May 2002), A taxonomic revision of the genus Verbena L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 20: 30-33, Fig. 1

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Verbena incompta P.W.Michael legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 150

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Verbena incompta P.W.Michael legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 157

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Verbena incompta P.W.Michael legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 278

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Purpletop [n/a]

O'Leary, N., Mulgura, M.E. & Morrone, O. (2007), Revision taxonomica de las especies del genero Verbena (Verbenaceae): serie Pachystachyae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 94(3): 580-582 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 81 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Verbena incompta P.W.Michael legitimate by Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 58

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