Planchon, J.E. (1848), Sur la famille des Droséracées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique ser. 3, 9: 293 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "cum praecedente; Drummond in herb. Hook"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 467 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Drosera penicillaris Benth. legitimate

Marchant, N.G. & Lowrie, A.S. (1992), New names and new combinations in 35 taxa of Western Australian tuberous and pygmy Drosera. Kew Bulletin 47(2): 319 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris (Benth.) N.G.Marchant & Lowrie legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris (Benth.) N.G.Marchant & Lowrie legitimate

Lowrie, A. (2014), Appendix. Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus 3: 1278 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drosera menziesii var. penicillaris (Benth.) Diels legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris (Benth.) N.G.Marchant & Lowrie legitimate

• Etymology: "The epithet, drummondii, honours James Drummond (1784-1863), the first Western Australian government naturalist (1829-1834), the most successful botanical collector in the region of his time, he discovered ca. 70 new species."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drosera penicillaris Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosera menziesii var. penicillaris (Benth.) Diels legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris (Benth.) N.G.Marchant & Lowrie legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 10 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris (Benth.) N.G.Marchant & Lowrie legitimate

---