Retzius, A.J. (1783), Observationes Botanicae 3: 39 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Demum sub nomine Viciae Syricae communicata."

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 309 [secondary reference]

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 172, Fig. 196 [secondary reference]

common name: Vetch [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 428-429 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 130 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Vicia calcarata Desf. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 314 [secondary reference]

common name: Spurred Vetch [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 101 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 37 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Vicia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 448 [secondary reference]

common name: Square-stemmed Vetch [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 712 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Spurred Vetch [n/a]

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

Holland, A.E. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Vicia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 618 [secondary reference]

common name: Spurred Vetch [n/a]

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