Bernhardi, J.J. (1800), Systematische Verzeichniss der Pflanzen: 154 [comb. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

basionym: Lappa minor Hill legitimate

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: 14 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 375 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Burdock [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 723 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Burdock [n/a] common name: Lesser Burdock [n/a] common name: Cuckoo Button [n/a] common name: Common Burdock [n/a]

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: Common Burdock [n/a]

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

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

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 67, map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lappa minor Hill legitimate common name: Lesser Burdock [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 10 [secondary reference]

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