Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 816 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae cultis ruderatis."

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 2008 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 276 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Burdock [n/a]

Arenes, J. (1950), Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'Etat a Bruxelles 20: 74-78 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 71 [secondary reference]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Arctium. Flora of New South Wales 3: 320 [secondary reference]

common name: Greater Burdock [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 666, Fig. 128a [secondary reference]

common name: Burdock [n/a]

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), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 66-67, map [secondary reference]

common name: Greater Burdock [n/a]

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