Ker Gawler, J.B. (1 August 1822), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 8: t. 681 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Athrixia capensis Ker Gawl.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 598 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Asteridea Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysodiscus Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichostegia Turcz. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 80 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Asteridea Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysodiscus Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichostegia Turcz. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Doratolepis (Benth.) Schltdl. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 197 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 82 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek a (not) and thrix (a hair), referring to the absence of bracts or hairs on the receptacle between the florets.

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 642 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "The author gives no derivation; apparently from Greek athrix hairless, but the application is not evident."

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 921 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 72 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 396 [secondary reference]

Anderberg, A.A. (1991), Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae). Opera Botanica 104: 47-48 [secondary reference]

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