Heyn, C.C. (1963), The Annual Species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12: 77 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Medicago denticulata var. brevispina Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago apiculata Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago reticulata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago apiculata var. confinis Koch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida var. apiculata (Willd.) Urb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida var. confinis (Koch) Burnat legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 189 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Medicago denticulata var. brevispina Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago apiculata Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago reticulata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida f. apiculata (Willd.) Urb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida var. apiculata (Willd.) Urb. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 241 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 403 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Note under var. vulgaris.

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

taxonomic synonym: Medicago apiculata Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago reticulata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida var. inermis Urb. nom. illeg.

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

nomenclatural synonym: Medicago denticulata var. brevispina Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago apiculata Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago reticulata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida var. inermis Urb. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Medicago hispida var. apiculata (Willd.) Urb. legitimate

• Comment: Synonyms cited as Medicago hispida f. inermis Urb. and Medicago hispida var. apiculata (Willd.) Burnat.

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 35 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Medicago. Flora of New South Wales 2: 455 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha L. legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Medicago. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 625 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha L. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Medicago polymorpha L. legitimate

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