Vahl, M.(H.) (1790), Symbolae Botanicae 1: 69, t. 17 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1826), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 3: 392 [basionym]

basionym of: Onobroma dentatum (Vahl) Spreng. legitimate

Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1838), Compositae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 6: 611 [basionym]

basionym of: Kentrophyllum dentatum (Vahl) Tausch legitimate

Blakely, W.F. (1923), Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 34: 406 [secondary reference]

Hanelt, P. (1963), Monographische Übersicht der Gattung Carthamus L. (Compositae). Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 67: 92-99 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "in Herb. FORSKÅLII, leg. FORSKÅL, in insula Malta, 14.–20. Juni 1761? vel in Tenedos, 13.–19. Juli 1761 vel in Anatolia (Botan. Mus. und Herbar. Kopenhagen, C; fig. 13)."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 74 [secondary reference]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Carthamus. Flora of New South Wales 3: 328 [secondary reference]

common name: Toothed Thistle [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 676-677, Fig. 129g [secondary reference]

common name: Toothed Thistle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Onobroma dentatum (Vahl) Spreng. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum dentatum (Vahl) Tausch legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 69, map [secondary reference]

common name: Toothed Thistle [n/a]

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