Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 408 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (September 1877), List of the plants obtained during Mr. C. Giles's travels in Australia in 1875 and 1876. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15: 275 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 29, 141 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 81 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 404 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 616 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 178 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 287 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 232 [secondary reference]

Scott, A.J. (1978), Rhagodiinae: a new subtribe in the Chenopodiaceae. Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 89: 10 [secondary reference]

• Type: "South Australia, Spencers Gulf; R. BROWN, March 10 1802, Dist. no. 3042 (BM–holo.!, K–iso.!)."

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia prostrata A.Cunn. ex Moq. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 278-279 [secondary reference]

common name: Berry Saltbush [n/a] common name: Hedge Saltbush [n/a] common name: Thorny Saltbush [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 104 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Chenopodiaceae (Chenopodium, Dysphania, Rhagodia, Sclerobitum, Monolepis, Atriplex, enchylaena, Neobassia, Stelligera, Threlkeldia, Babbagia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Salsola) ). Flora of Central Australia: 53, Fig. 79 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (29 August 1983), A taxonomic revision of the tribe Chenopodieae (Chenopodiaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 4(2): 230-232, Fig. 5D, Map 34 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 119, 125, Fig. 15L [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 174, Map 242 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate common name: Spiny Saltbush [n/a] common name: Berry Saltbush [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 70 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 20 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 238 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 157, Fig. 29k [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate common name: Spiny Saltbush [n/a] common name: Hedge Saltbush [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 340 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 238 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rhagodia spinescens R.Br. var. spinescens legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate

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

Fuentes-Bazan, S., Mansion, G. & Borsch, T. (2012), Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62(1): 372 [basionym]

basionym of: Chenopodium spinescens (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rhagodia spinescens R.Br. var. spinescens legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chenopodium spinescens (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rhagodia spinescens R.Br. var. spinescens legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chenopodium spinescens (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia deltophylla (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott legitimate

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

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