Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von in Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von (ed.) (1835), Index Seminum, quae hortus botanicus Imperialis Petropolitanus pro mutua commutatione offert 2: 38 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cirsium lyratum Bunge legitimate

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 18 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 19 [secondary reference]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Hemisteptia. Flora of New South Wales 3: 320-321 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Saussurea carthamoides (DC.) Benth. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Saussurea carthamoides (DC.) Benth. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Hemistepta lyrata Bunge orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Cirsium lyratum Bunge legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Aplotaxis bungei DC. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Saussurea lyrata (Bunge) Franch. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Serratula carthamoides Roxb. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Serratula carthamoides Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Saussurea affinis DC. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis multicaulis DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis carthamoides DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Haplotaxis australasica F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis australasica F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Saussurea carthamoides (DC.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemisteptia carthamoides (DC.) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW (extinct)

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 51, Fig. 2A-E. map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cirsium lyratum Bunge legitimate taxonomic synonym: Serratula carthamoides Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Saussurea affinis DC. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis carthamoides DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Haplotaxis australasica F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis australasica F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Saussurea carthamoides (DC.) Benth. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Hemistepta lyrata Bunge orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Cirsium lyratum Bunge legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Aplotaxis bungei DC. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Saussurea lyrata (Bunge) Franch. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Serratula carthamoides Roxb. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Cnicus cathamoides Wall. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Serratula carthamoides Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Saussurea affinis DC. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis multicaulis DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis carthamoides DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Haplotaxis australasica F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis australasica F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Saussurea carthamoides (DC.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemisteptia carthamoides (DC.) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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