Black, J.M. (1931), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 29. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 55: 141, t. VI, fig. 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Embadium stagnense J.M.Black

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 716 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek embadion, a little slipper, to which the nutlets bear some resemblance."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 304 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA

Weigend, M., Selvi, F., Thomas, D.C. & Hilger, H.H. in Kadereit, J.W. & Bittrich, V. (ed.) (2016), Boraginaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 14: 90 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hackelia Opiz legitimate

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