Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. (30 May 1990), Acacia Miscellany 3. Some new microneurous taxa of Western Australia related to A. multineata (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Section Plurinerves) from Western Australia. Nuytsia 7(2): 212-213 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "11.2 km SW of Dowerin towards Goomalling, Western Australia, 13 August 1971, B.R.Maslin 2015 (holo: PERTH, iso: CANB,K,MEL,NSW,NY)."

• Etymology: "The specific name refers to the considerable similatiry in phyllode morphology of this species and A. patagiata: i.e., A. mimica mimics its relative in respect to several morphological character states (from mimicus, latinized form of Greek mimikos, for imitative)."

Cowan, R.S. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 77-78 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 476 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma mimicum (R.S.Cowan & Maslin) Pedley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma mimicum (R.S.Cowan & Maslin) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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