Sibthorp, J. & Smith, J.E. (1813), Florae Graecae Prodromus 2: 160 [tax. nov.]

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

basionym of: Onobroma leucocaulon (Sm.) Spreng. legitimate

Tausch, I.F. (1829), Botanische Bemerkungen. Flora: oder Allgemeine Botanischer Zeitung 12(1): 71 [basionym]

basionym of: Kentrophyllum leucocaulon (Sm.) Tausch legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 164 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Onobroma leucocaulon (Sm.) Spreng. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum leucocaulon (Sm.) Tausch legitimate misapplication: Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 766 misapplication: Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. legitimate by Cooke, D.A. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1630 misapplication: Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. legitimate by Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 676, Fig. 129f

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (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]

nomenclatural synonym: Onobroma leucocaulon (Sm.) Spreng. legitimate misapplication: Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 766 misapplication: Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. legitimate by Cooke, D.A. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1630 misapplication: Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. legitimate by Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 676, Fig. 129f common name: Glaucous Star Thistle [n/a]

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