Sonder, O.W. (April 1853), Plantae Muellerianae. Beitrag zur Flora Sudaustraliens, aus den Sammlungen des Dr. Ferd. Muller. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 25(4): 510-511 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In summis montibus ad dextram Gawleri, Januar, et ultra Saltcreek, Novemb. Dec. (Dr. Behr). In fruiticetis pone Strait Albyn, Oct. In lapidosis ad fl. Light, Dec. Murray-scrub et in collibus arenoso-calcareis ad Enfield, Oct."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 14 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 628 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helichrysum adnatum (DC.) Benth. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(61): 46 [basionym]

basionym of: Helichrysum retusum (F.Muell. & Sond.) F.Muell. nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 635 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Helichrysum retusum (F.Muell. & Sond.) F.Muell. nom. illeg.

Wakefield, N.A. (1951), Some revision in Helichrysum. The Victorian Naturalist 68(3): 51 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 914 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. (1958), A monographic study of Helichrysum Subgenus Ozothamnus (Compositae) and of two related genera formerly included therein. Australian Journal of Botany 6(3): 254 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: ""On the summits of pine hills at the right side of Gawler" – Behr (MEL)."

Wilson, P.G., Short, P.S. & Orchard, A.E. (16 April 1992), Some nomenclatural changes in the Angianthinae and Cassiniinae (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Muelleria 7(4): 523 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum retusum (F.Muell. & Sond.) F.Muell. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ozothamnus bilobus (N.A.Wakef.) Anderb. nom. superfl.

Puttock, C.F. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Ozothamnus. Flora of Victoria 4: 735, Fig. 143d [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum retusum (F.Muell. & Sond.) F.Muell. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ozothamnus bilobus (N.A.Wakef.) Anderb. nom. superfl. common name: Rough Everlasting [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum retusum (F.Muell. & Sond.) F.Muell. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Helichrysum retusum (F.Muell. & Sond.) F.Muell. var. retusum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. var. bilobum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Helichrysum bilobum N.A.Wakef. subsp. bilobum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ozothamnus bilobus (N.A.Wakef.) Anderb. nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: SA, Vic

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