Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 769 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europa, America septentrionali."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 533 [secondary reference]

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Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 39 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 310-311 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's-foot Clover [n/a]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 454, Fig. 628 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's Foot Clover [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 156 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's-foot Clover [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 250-251 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's Foot Clover [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 220, Fig. 209. [secondary reference]

common name: Haresfoot Clover [n/a]

Zohary, M. (1972), A revision of the species of Trifolium sect. Trifolium (Leguminosae). III. Taxonomic treatment (sequel). Candollea 27: 146-148 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Hb. Cliff. Described from Europe."

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 160 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's-foot Clover [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 425 [secondary reference]

common name: Stone Clover [n/a] common name: Calf Clover [n/a] common name: Pussy Clover [n/a] common name: Rabbit's-foot Clover [n/a] common name: Haresfoot Clover [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 129 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 286, Fig. 46E [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's-foot Clover [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 101 [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): 139 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's-foot clover [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 302 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's Foot Clover [n/a]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Trifolium. Flora of New South Wales 2: 460 [secondary reference]

common name: Haresfoot Clover [n/a]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Trifolium. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 631 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Haresfoot Clover [n/a]

• APC Comment: Varietal rank not recognised in NSW or Tas.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 783 [secondary reference]

common name: Hare's Foot Clover [n/a]

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