Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de (1779), Flore Francoise Edn. 1, 2: 582 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Scorpiurus subvillosus L. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 302, 304, Fig. 50F [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scorpiurus subvillosus L. legitimate common name: Scorpion Plant [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Scorpiurus subvillosus L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Scorpiurus subvillosa Desf. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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