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• Type: Orobanche L.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 364 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 516 [secondary reference]

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Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 332-333 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Orobanchaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 334 [secondary reference]

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Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Orobanchaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 459 [secondary reference]

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The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 420 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhinanthaceae Vent. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nesogenaceae Marais legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyclocheilaceae Marais legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lindenbergiaceae Doweld legitimate

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 139 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pedicularidaceae Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhinanthaceae Vent. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euphrasiaceae Martinov legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melampyraceae Rich. ex Hook. & Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phelypaeaceae Horan. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Buchneraceae Lilja legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aeginetiaceae Livera legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyclocheilaceae Marais legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lindenbergiaceae Doweld legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), CoI (naturalised), NT, SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and doubtfully naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 938 [secondary reference]

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 117 [secondary reference]

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: 25 (photo) [secondary reference]

common name: Broomrape [n/a]

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