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• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1978) No. 2997).

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 26 [secondary reference]

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Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (9 December 1982), Brassicaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 355 APC [secondary reference]

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

Voss, E.G. (1983), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Sydney, 1981. Regnum Vegetabile 111: 337 [secondary reference]

• Type: Descurainia sophia (L.) Prantl

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Appel, O. & Al-Shehbaz, I.A. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2002), Cruciferae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 5: 120-121 [secondary reference]

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