Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 709 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 318 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 532 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 2: 350 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Genista tinctoria L.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 255 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 187 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Cytisus Desf. nom. cons.

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 151 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 601 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 122 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Teline Medik. legitimate

Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 101(2): 173-176 [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: 262 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Genista. Flora of New South Wales 2: 525 [secondary reference]

common name: Brooms [n/a]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 422 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Teline Medik. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 827-828 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Genista. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 506 [secondary reference]

common name: Brooms [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 752 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 354 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Teline Medik. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Teline Medik. legitimate

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

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