Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 743 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 331 [secondary reference]

Cheel, E. (1902), Notes on Juncus holoschaenus, R. Br., and J. prismatocarpus, R. Br.; and on certain other New South Wales plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27(2): 213 [secondary reference]

Green, M.L. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929), The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists: 175 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Ornithopus perpusillus L.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 125 [secondary reference]

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

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 287-288 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Ornithopus. Flora of New South Wales 2: 446 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 706-707 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Ornithopus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 614 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 770 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 610 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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