Ehrhart, J.F. (1780), Hannoverisches Magazin worin kleine Abhandlungen 15: 229 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Vicia sativa var. nigra L. legitimate

Chater, A.O. & Brummitt, R.K. (1966), Subspecies in the works of Friedrich Ehrhart. Taxon 15(3): 104 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Vicia sativa var. nigra L. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 130 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Gaudin isonym

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 188-189 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Vicia sativa var. nigra L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Batt. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 710-711, Fig. 144d [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Vicia sativa var. nigra L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia angustifolia L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. angustifolia (L.) Ser. legitimate common name: Narrow-leaf Vetch [n/a]

Holland, A.E. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Vicia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 617 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Batt. legitimate common name: Narrow-leaved Vetch [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. angustifolia (L.) Ser. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Vicia sativa var. nigra L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia angustifolia L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia segetalis Thuill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. segetalis (Thuill.) Ser. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. angustifolia (L.) Ser. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Batt. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 312-313, photos 5-7 [secondary reference]

common name: Narrow-leaf Vetch [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 48 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Vicia sativa var. nigra L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia angustifolia L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia segetalis Thuill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. angustifolia (L.) Ser. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. segetalis (Thuill.) Ser. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Gaudin isonym taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Batt. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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