Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 820 [tax. nov.]

Linnaeus, C. (1759), Systema Naturae Edn. 10, 2: 1201 [basionym]

basionym of: Cnicus acarna (L.) L. legitimate

Moench, C. (1802), Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas: 226 [basionym]

basionym of: Cirsium acarna (L.) Moench legitimate

Marschall von Bieberstein, F.A. (1808), Flora Taurico-Caucasica 2: 282 [basionym]

basionym of: Carlina acarna (L.) M.Bieb. legitimate

Cassini, A.H.G. de in Cuvier, F. (ed.) (1826), Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Edn. 2, 40: 188 [basionym]

basionym of: Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 672 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cirsium acarna (L.) Moench legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass. legitimate

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 57 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass. legitimate

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