Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 459 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Cynara scolymus L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund legitimate

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 61 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund legitimate

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