Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 578 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 77 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scaevola umbellata de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aillya umbellata (de Vriese) de Vriese legitimate misapplication: Goodenia elongata Labill. legitimate by Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 412

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 89 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 158 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Goodeniaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 631, Fig. 233 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 550 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Inter Princess Royal Harbour and Cape Howe, Prope Portum Regis Georgii III, R.Brown, 18 Dec. 1801 (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: K."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 250, map 231 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 257 [secondary reference]

common name: Thread-leaved Goodenia [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Goodenia filiformis R.Br. var. filiformis legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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