Mueller, F.J.H. von (1853), Diagnoses et descriptiones plantarum novarum, quas in Nova Hollandia australi praecipue in regionibus interioribus. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 25: 400 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In clivulis arenosis ad Crystal-brook."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 502 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 78 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 6 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 186 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 259 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 590, Fig. 250 C [secondary reference]

Davis, G.L. (26 September 1952), Revision of the genus Calotis. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 77(3-4): 167-168 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: ""on barren slopes near Crystal Brook, 10.1851, F. Mueller" (MEL)."

taxonomic synonym: Calotis cymbacantha var. pumila Benth. legitimate

Davis, G.L. in Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 860-861, Fig. 1159, C [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 263 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 654-655, Fig. 65e [secondary reference]

common name: Showy Burr-daisy [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 73 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 374, Fig. 470F [secondary reference]

common name: Burr-daisy [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 10 [secondary reference]

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Calotis. Flora of New South Wales 3: 173 [secondary reference]

common name: Showy Burr-daisy [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Calotis. Flora of Victoria 4: 861, Fig. 175d [secondary reference]

common name: Burr-daisy [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Calotis cymbacantha F.Muell. var. cymbacantha legitimate taxonomic synonym: Calotis cymbacantha var. pumila Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, NSW, Vic

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