Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 768 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat Monspelii."

Gardner, C.A. (1925), List of the naturalised plants of extra-tropical Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 11(8): 76 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 455, Fig. 630 [secondary reference]

common name: Bristly Clover [n/a]

Zohary, M. (1972), A revision of the species of Trifolium sect. Trifolium (Leguminosae). III. Taxonomic treatment (sequel). Candollea 27: 144-145 [secondary reference]

• Comment: as "Hb. Linn. 930/28. Described from S France."

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

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: 304 [secondary reference]

common name: Burr Clover [n/a] common name: Lappa Clover [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 785 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Lappa Clover [n/a] common name: Burr Clover [n/a]

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

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 47 [secondary reference]

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