Black, J.M. (1918), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 14. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 42: 177, t. XVII. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Australia. Between Everard Range and Wantapella Swamp (S.A. White, August, 1914). Northern Territory. West of Lake Amadeus (Tate Herbarium; no collection named, but probably E.H. Tietkens in his journey of 1899)."

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 393, Pl. 36 (15-18) [secondary reference]

Summerhayes, V.S. (1930), A revision of the Australian species of Frankenia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 48: 360, 361 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Between Everard Range and Wantapella Swamp, 18/8/14, S.A. White! (type)."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 586, Fig. 768 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Frankenia pauciflora DC. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 249 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. (19 December 1977), Endangered species in the South Australian native vascular flora. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(2): 138 [secondary reference]

Barnsley, B. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Frankeniaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 225-226, Figs 262A & 264 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Frankenia speciosa Summerh. legitimate

Barnsley, B. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Frankeniaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 123, Fig 28, Map 133 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Frankenia speciosa Summerh. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 117 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 38 [secondary reference]

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