Jessop, J.P. (30 November 1966), The genus Asparagus in southern Africa. Bothalia 9: 51 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Asparagopsis setacea Kunth legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 24 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Asparagus plumosus Baker legitimate

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 58 [secondary reference]

Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus. Flora of Australia 45: 162 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 25 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Asparagaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 46 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 505 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Asparagus plumosus Baker legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 24

Batchelor, K.L. & Scott, J.K. (2006), Review of the current taxonomic status and authorship for Asparagus weeds in Australia. Plant Protection Quarterly 21(3): 129 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 354 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Asparagus plumosus Baker legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Asparagus plumosus Baker legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 58

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