Molina, G.I. (1782), Saggio sulla storia naturale Del Chili Edn. 1: 136, 354 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Anonymous (1883), Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 17 [secondary reference]

Adams, L.G. & Ferris, R.S. in Abrams, LeRoy (1960), An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States : 164 [secondary reference]

• Type: Madia sativa Molina

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 82 [secondary reference]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Madia. Flora of New South Wales 3: 281 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 970 [secondary reference]

Anderberg, A.A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.G., Breitwieser, I., Jeffrey, C., Dillon, M.O., Eldenäs, P., Funk, V., Garcia-Jacas, N., Hind, D.J.N., Karis, P.O., Lack, H.W., Nesom, G., Nordenstam, B., Oberprieler, C., Panero, J.J., Puttock, C., Robinson, H., Stuessy, T.F., Susanna, A., Urtubey, E., Vogt, R., Ward, J. & Watson, L.E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Compositae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8: 505-506 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 512 [secondary reference]

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

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

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Madia. Flora of Australia 37: 585 [secondary reference]

common name: Tarweeds [n/a]

• Etymology: "name derived from madi, the Chilean name for Madia sativa."

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