Moore, S. le M. (1 July 1899), The Botanical Results of a Journey into the Interior of Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 34: 220 [tax. nov.]

• Lectotype: "Repperi inter Uladdie et Yilgangie, ubi florescit mens. Mart."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 65 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 488 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek, leucon, white, and pogon, a beard, possibly referring to the hairs on the young growth."

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 117, 137 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. (18 September 1994), The Western Australian species of subtribe Persooniinae (Proteaceae: Persooniodeae: Persoonieae). Telopea 6(1): 106-107, Fig. 18a (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): on a sheet labelled 'West Australian Goldfields. Spencer Moore 1895. Persoonia Leucopogon (sp. nov.) S. Moore. Small subshrub about 2 feet or so. Flowers yellow. Between Uladdie and Yilgangie. March '95'; annotated by Moore (BM, photo NSW). The specimen on the right-hand side is designated lectotype. Isolectotype: NY.

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 106, Map 85 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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