Maslin, B.R. & Thomson, L.A.J. (18 December 1992), Re-appraisal of the taxonomy of Acacia holosericea, including the description of a new species, A. colei, and the reinstatement of A. neurocarpa. Australian Systematic Botany 5(6): 737 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Broome townsite, Western Australia, 23 Oct. 1991, T.Willing 479 (holo: PERTH; iso: BRI, CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."

• Etymology: "Named after the noted CSIRO seed collector, Mr E. G. (Jerry) Cole who assisted in extensive botanical and seed collections of the new species in 1984."

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 130 [secondary reference]

common name: Cole's Wattle [n/a] common name: Soap Wattle [n/a] common name: Candelabra Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 178-179, Plate 32, Fig. 38K-N, Map 250 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. ex G.Don legitimate by Pedley, L. (1964), Notes on Acacia chiefly from Queensland, 1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 74: 57-58 misapplication: Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. ex G.Don legitimate by Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 142 common name: Cole's Wattle [n/a]

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

common name: Coles Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 457 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma colei (Maslin & L.A.J.Thomson) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma colei (Maslin & L.A.J.Thomson) Pedley legitimate pro parte misapplication: Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. ex G.Don legitimate by Pedley, L. (1964), Notes on Acacia chiefly from Queensland, 1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 74: 57-58 misapplication: Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. ex G.Don legitimate by Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 142

• APC Comment: Hybrids are recorded for NT between A. colei and A. cowleana (Maslin & Thomson, 1992; Maslin, 2001). The varieties of this species were not mentioned in Flora of Australia and are not currently recognised in NT.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Maslin, B.R. & van Leeuwen, S. (2008), Wattles of the Pilbara: 22-23 [secondary reference]

common name: Cole's wattle [n/a]

• Etymology: "... named for CSIRO seed collector Jerry Cole."
• Vernacular: gargardu (Yindjibarndi)
• Vernacular: gurganyan (Yindjibarndi)
• Vernacular: karranyongu (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: gurlganyan (Ngarluma)

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