Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 776 [autonym]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 703, 705, Fig. 142g APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Treated as Lotus corniculatus in NSW.
• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Norris, E.H. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Lotus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 611 [secondary reference]

common name: Birds-foot Trefoil [n/a]

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

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 45 [secondary reference]

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