Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Carduoideae Cass. , legitimate, scientific
Sweet, R. (1826), Sweet's Hortus Britannicus Edn. 1, 1: 213 [tax. nov.]
Orchard, A.E. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. Carduoideae. Flora of Australia: 48 [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Carduaceae Cass. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Cynareae Kostel. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Cynaroideae Kostel. legitimate