Ehrhart, J.F. (1780), Hannoverisches Magazin worin kleine Abhandlungen 15: 229 [autonym]

Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 411 [secondary reference]

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

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Vicia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 447 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 710, Fig. 144a-b [secondary reference]

Holland, A.E. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Vicia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 617 [secondary reference]

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

pro parte misapplication: Vicia sativa var. angustifolia (L.) Ser. legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 314-315, Fig. 52A

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

nomenclatural synonym: Vicia sativa L. var. sativa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vicia sativa var. obovata Ser. legitimate

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

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 312-313, photos 8-10 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Vetch [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 48 [secondary reference]

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