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: 418 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In glarea exsiccata rivi Cudnaka."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 665 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 84 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 198 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 612 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 885 [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): 265 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 675-676 [secondary reference]

common name: Camel Weed [n/a] common name: Perennial Yellow-top [n/a] common name: Tall Yellow-top [n/a] common name: Showy Grounsel [n/a]

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

Lawrence, M.E. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Senecio. Flora of Central Australia: 384 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall yellow-top [n/a]

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

Lawrence, M.E. & Belcher, R.O. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Senecio. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1596 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 12 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Senecio. Flora of New South Wales 3: 307 [secondary reference]

Ross, J.H. in Ross, J.H. (ed.) (September 1996), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 5: 214 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Senecio. Flora of Victoria 4: 944-945, Fig. 193b [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Yellow-top [n/a]

Thompson, I.R. (16 November 2004), Taxonomic studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae): 3. Radiate arid region species allied to S. magnificus and the radiate, alpine species S. pectinatus. Muelleria 20: 119-121, Figs 1, 2, (map), 5 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: here selected: MEL 304729; isolecto: MEL 82167.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 136 (photo, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Yellow Top [n/a] common name: Showy Groundsel [n/a] common name: Camel Weed [n/a] common name: Tall Yellow Top [n/a]

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

misapplied to: Senecio pilosicristus I.Thomps. legitimate by Lawrence, M.E. & Belcher, R.O. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Senecio. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1596

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Senecio pilosicristus I.Thomps. legitimate by Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Senecio. Flora of Victoria 4: 944-945, Fig. 193b

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Senecio. Flora of Australia 37: 269-270, Fig. 33 I-K, map [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lordhowea pilosicrista (I.Thomps.) Schmidt-Leb. legitimate by Lawrence, M.E. & Belcher, R.O. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Senecio. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1596

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Lordhowea pilosicrista (I.Thomps.) Schmidt-Leb. legitimate by Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Senecio. Flora of Victoria 4: 944-945, Fig. 193b

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