Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1811), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 3: 410 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Phlomis leonurus L. legitimate

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 73 [secondary reference]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 236 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 233 [secondary reference]

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Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 419 [secondary reference]

common name: Lion's Tail [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 146 [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), Lamiaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 562 [secondary reference]

common name: Lion's Ear [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 639 [secondary reference]

common name: Lion's Tail [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 273 [secondary reference]

common name: Lion's Ear [n/a]

Iwarsson, M. & Harvey, Y. (2003), Monograph of the genus Leonotis (Pers.) R.Br. (Lamiaceae). Kew Bulletin 58: 603-605, Map 1 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phlomis leonurus L. legitimate

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

common name: Lion's Ear [n/a]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phlomis leonurus L. legitimate common name: Lion's Ear [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (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: 320 [secondary reference]

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