Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 501 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 102 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 7 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1206 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 150, 151 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Westringia angustifolia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia dampieri R.Br. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Westringia rosmariniformis Sm. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 232 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 392 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 494, Fig. 200, E-F [secondary reference]

Boivin, J.R.B (1949), Westringia, an Australian genus of Labiatae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 60: 107 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Westringia cinerea R.Br. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 742, Figs 1038, E-F, 1063, C [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 555 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 355 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Westringia lurida Gand. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 581 [secondary reference]

common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a] common name: Stiff Western Rosemary [n/a]

Haegi, L.A.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Labiatae (Lamiaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 311, Fig. 413 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 138 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. (23 December 1988), The Westringia dampieri-W. eremicola-W. rigida complex (Labiatae). Nuytsia 6(3): 342-344 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "R. Brown s.n. [J.J. Bennett 2382], anno 1802–5 [January 1802 (Stearn 1960)], Bay 3 South Coast [Goose Island Bay, Western Australia (Stearn 1960)] (lecto: K – lower left specimen; isolecto: K – other specimens on sheet excluding type)."

taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brevifolia Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brachyphylla Ostenf. legitimate common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a] common name: Stiff Western Rosemary [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 643 [secondary reference]

common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a]

Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 31 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Lamiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 442, Fig. 86a [secondary reference]

common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 382 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 277 [secondary reference]

common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

common name: Stiff Western Rosemary [n/a] common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Stiff Western Rosemary [n/a] common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Westringia rigida R.Br. var. rigida legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Westringia rigida R.Br. f. rigida legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brevifolia Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia lurida Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brachyphylla Ostenf. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brachyphylla Ostenf. legitimate common name: Stiff Westringia [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 52 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Westringia dampieri R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 129

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Westringia rigida R.Br. var. rigida legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Westringia rigida R.Br. f. rigida legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brevifolia Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia lurida Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Westringia rigida var. brachyphylla Ostenf. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Westringia dampieri R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 129

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

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