Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (22 June 2007), A revision of Australia's hammer orchids (Drakaea: Orchidaceae), with some field data on species-specific sexually deceived wasp pollinators. Australian Systematic Botany 20(3): 264-266, Figs 3, 5b, 11, 12, 27 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Boyup Brook area, 6 Oct. 1983, S.D. Hopper 3461, holo: PERTH 00228893; iso: AD, CANB, K, MEL.

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 180 [secondary reference]

common name: Late hammer orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "confluent, alluding to the labellum which has features of D. livida and D. elastica"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens Anon. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: WA

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 236 [secondary reference]

common name: Late Hammer Orchid [n/a]

Miller, J.T. & Clements, M.A. (30 June 2014), Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Drakaeinae: Diurideae (Orchidaceae) based on DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region. Australian Systematic Botany 27(1): 21 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.

Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories: 27, 129 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens Anon. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Drakaea confluens Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 281 [secondary reference]

common name: Late Hammer Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 300 [secondary reference]

common name: Late Hammer Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin confluens (confluent, running together), in reference to the labellum which has features of both Diuris livida and D. elastica."

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