Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1 November 1817), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 5(1): 130 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cette plante croit a la Nouvelle-Hollande. On la cultivé au Jardin des Plantes de Paris (V. v.)"

Belcher, R.O. (1956), A Revision of the Genus Erechtites (Compositae) with Inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechthites. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 43: 61-64 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Senecio argutus A.Rich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Senecio brachyglossus F.Muell. ex Benth. nom. illeg.

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 370 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erechtites argutus DC. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 308 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Senecio multicaulis A.Rich. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 887

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 85 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erechtites argutus DC. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 169 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Senecio. Flora of New South Wales 3: 305 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Senecio sp. H (aff. glomeratus) [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Senecio. Flora of Victoria 4: 961, Fig. 197a [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erechtites argutus DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio laticostatus Belcher legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 525 [secondary reference]

common name: Cluster-headed Fireweed [n/a]

Thompson, I.R. (22 July 2004), Taxonomic studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae): 1. The disciform species. Muelleria 19: 143-145 [secondary reference]

Wapstra, M., Thompson, I. & Buchanan, A. (2008), An illustrated and annotated key to the Tasmanian species of Senecio (Asteraceae). Kanunnah 3: 61, Fig. 8 [secondary reference]

common name: purple fireweed [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Neoceis microcephala Cass. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio sp. H (aff. glomeratus) [n/a]

• APC Comment: Infraspecific rank not recognised in NSW.
• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Senecio. Flora of Australia 37: 225-226 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Senecio sp. H (aff. glomeratus) [n/a] doubtful taxonomic synonym: Erechtites argutus var. ɛ Hook.f. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 21 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erechtites argutus DC. legitimate

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