Urban, I. (1873), Prodromus einer Monographie der Gattung Medicago L. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg und die angrenzenden Lander 15: 67 [tax. nov.]

• Comment: As there is more than one rank given, these names cannot be automatically accepted as varieties.

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, Fig. 51i, 405 [secondary reference]

common name: Caltrop Medic [n/a] common name: Cylindrical Burr Medic [n/a] common name: Barrel Medick [n/a] common name: Barrel Medic [n/a]

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Medicago truncatula Gaertn. legitimate

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