Baker, C.F. (1902), A Revision of the Elephantopeae. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 12(5): 55 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Elephantopus spicatus Juss. ex Aubl. legitimate

Kleinschmidt, H.E. & Johnson, R.W. (1977), Weeds of Queensland: 437 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 302 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 57 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3461 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 83 [secondary reference]

common name: Elephant Weed [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Pseudo-Elephantopus spicatus Rohr orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Elephantopus spicatus Juss. ex Aubl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pseudelephantopus spicatus Rohr nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised)

Ghafoor, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. Cichorioideae Trib. 3. Vernonieae. Flora of Australia 37: 176, Plate 21, Fig. 18E-J, map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Elephantopus spicatus Juss. ex Aubl. legitimate common name: Elephant Weed [n/a] common name: Dog's Tongue [n/a]

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