Urban, I. (1873), Prodromus einer Monographie der Gattung Medicago L. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg und die angrenzenden Lander 15: 74 [secondary reference]

• Type: (not cited).

• Comment: As there is more than one rank cited, these names cannot automatically be accepted as varieties. Description very brief and M. reticulata Benth. cited in synonymy. Published as `α inermis'). Urban refers to Ind. Hort. Berol. (1872) App. 3 (not seen).

Ewart, A.J. (March 1908), Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 20(2): 133 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1918), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 13. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 42: 46 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 459 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago reticulata Benth. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 252 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 124 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 281-282, Fig. 45I [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha L. legitimate

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