Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 330 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 153 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 2: 127 [secondary reference]

• Type: Berberis vulgaris L.

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 16 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 128, 129, 130, 817 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 89 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Berberidaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 168 [secondary reference]

Loconte, H. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Berberidaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 150 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Berberidaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 64 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Berberidaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 168 [secondary reference]

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

Morley, B.D. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Berberidaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 358 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised),Tas (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 100-101 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mahonia Nutt. nom. cons.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mahonia Nutt. nom. cons.

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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