Steetz, J. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Compositae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 480 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Schoenia oppositifolia Steetz

Sonder, O.W. (April 1853), Plantae Muellerianae. Beitrag zur Flora Sudaustraliens, aus den Sammlungen des Dr. Ferd. Muller. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 25(4): 415 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteropogon sect. Schoenia (Steetz) Sond. legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 611 [secondary reference]

Baillon, H.E. (1882), Histoire des Plantes 8: 175 [basionym]

basionym of: Helichrysum sect. Schoenia (Steetz) Baill. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 81 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helichrysum Mill. legitimate

Anderberg, A.A. (1991), Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae). Opera Botanica 104: 102 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Lawrencella complex (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae: Angianthinae) of Australia. Nuytsia 8(3): 371 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here chosen): Schoenia oppositifolia Steetz [= S. cassiniana (Gaudich.) Steetz].

nomenclatural synonym: Pteropogon sect. Schoenia (Steetz) Sond. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum sect. Schoenia (Steetz) Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xanthochrysum Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Helipterum sect. Geniosperma A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteropogon sect. Helipteropsis Sond. legitimate

Anderberg, A.A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.G., Breitwieser, I., Jeffrey, C., Dillon, M.O., Eldenäs, P., Funk, V., Garcia-Jacas, N., Hind, D.J.N., Karis, P.O., Lack, H.W., Nesom, G., Nordenstam, B., Oberprieler, C., Panero, J.J., Puttock, C., Robinson, H., Stuessy, T.F., Susanna, A., Urtubey, E., Vogt, R., Ward, J. & Watson, L.E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Compositae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8: 280 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 779 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Pteropogon sect. Schoenia (Steetz) Sond. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum sect. Schoenia (Steetz) Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xanthochrysum Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Helipterum sect. Geniosperma A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteropogon sect. Helipteropsis Sond. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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