Wakefield, N.A. (1956), Flora of Victoria: New species and other additions - 8. The Victorian Naturalist 73(4): 58 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "HOLOTYPE: Bogong High Plains, Victoria: Head of Wild Horse Creek, near Kelly's Hut, leg J.H. Willis; 19/1/1947 (MEL)."

Willis, J.H. (15 July 1967), Systematic notes on the indigenous Australian flora. Muelleria 1(3): 141 [basionym]

basionym of: Styphelia pilifera (N.A.Wakef.) J.H.Willis legitimate

Powell, J.M. in Banks, M.R., Smith, S.J., Orchard, A.E. & Kantvilas, G. (ed.) (1991), Leucopogon collinus (Epacridaceae) and associated taxa in Tasmania. Aspects of Tasmanian Botany - a tribute to Winifred Curtis: 109, figs 2, 4 (map) [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Leucopogon piliferus N.A.Wakef. orth. var.

• Comment: Published as Leucopogon piliferus (grammatically incorrect - pilifer - bearing hairs).

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 424-425 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M., Walsh, N.G., & Brown, E.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Leucopogon. Flora of Victoria 3: 500, Fig. 101w-y [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia pilifera (N.A.Wakef.) J.H.Willis legitimate common name: Thready Beard-Heath [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Leucopogon piliferus N.A.Wakef. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia pilifera (N.A.Wakef.) J.H.Willis legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon ciliatus var. β legitimate pro parte misapplication: Leucopogon collinus (Labill.) R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 191

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 39 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon ciliatus var. β legitimate

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