Harvey, W.H. in Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W. (ed.) (1865), Compositae. Flora Capensis 3: 386 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "S. pterophorus, DC. l. c. (Drege ex pte.)"

Ewart, A.J., White, J.R., Rees, B. & Wood, B. (1912), Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 18. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 24(2): 263 [secondary reference]

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Senecio pterophorus DC. var. pterophorus legitimate

Thompson, I.R. (22 November 2006), A taxonomic treatment of tribe Senecioneae (Asteraceae) in Australia. Muelleria 24: 79 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Senecio pterophorus DC. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Senecio pterophorus DC. legitimate

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Senecio. Flora of Australia 37: 302 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Senecio pterophorus DC. legitimate

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