Fitzgerald, W.V. (1905), Some New Species of West Australian Plants. Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society 2(2): 25 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sandy ground on the side of granite hill, Esperance, October, 1903 – C.R.P. Andrews."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 157 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 518 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA: (PERTH). ISOLECTOTYPES: K,NSW 76592, PERTH."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 167-168, fig. 46D, map 192 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia scapigera [unranked] β R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Goodenia scapigera var. foliosa Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Goodenia foliosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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