Hornemann, J.W. (1809), Supplementum III. Enumerationis Plantarum Horti botanici Hafniensis MDCCCIX: 9, adnot. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in nov. Hollandia."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 671 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cacalia odoratus (Hornem.) Desf. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 84 [secondary reference]

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

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 94 [secondary reference]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 275 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 613, Fig. 271A [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 886, Fig. 1187 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 367 [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]

Lawrence, M.E. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Senecio. Flora of Central Australia: 385 [secondary reference]

common name: Scented groundsel [n/a]

Thompson, I.R. (16 November 2004), Taxonomic studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae): 2. The shrubby, discoid species and the allied radiate species Senecio linearifolius. Muelleria 20: 88-89, Figs 1, 7 (map), 12 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cacalia odoratus (Hornem.) Desf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus A.Rich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus var. obtusifolius J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus var. longifolius M.E.Lawr. legitimate

Wapstra, M., Thompson, I. & Buchanan, A. (2008), An illustrated and annotated key to the Tasmanian species of Senecio (Asteraceae). Kanunnah 3: 70-71, Fig. 19 [secondary reference]

common name: scented groundsel [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cacalia odoratus (Hornem.) Desf. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Senecio odoratus Hornem. var. odoratus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus A.Rich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus var. obtusifolius J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus var. longifolius M.E.Lawr. legitimate

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

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Senecio. Flora of Australia 37: 252-253, map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cacalia odoratus (Hornem.) Desf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus A.Rich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus var. obtusifolius J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Senecio odoratus var. longifolius M.E.Lawr. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 22 [secondary reference]

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