Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 244 [tax. nov.]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 124 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 101 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 176, Fig. 242 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 186, Fig. 40a [secondary reference]

common name: Scale Shedder [n/a]

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. in Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), A guide to a new classification of Australian Restionaceae and allied families. Australian Rushes: 45, 50 [secondary reference]

Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), Morphological and anatomical descriptions of Restionaceae and allied families and their distribution. Australian Rushes: 338-339 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lepidobolus drapetocoleus F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. prov.

• APC Dist.: SA, Vic

Briggs, B.G. (10 April 2017), The identity of Restio curvulus Nees and lectotypifications of some Australian Restionaceae. Telopea 20: 91 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "...here designated... Victoria, east bank Glenelg River, Robertson ♂ (K000873577)."

taxonomic synonym: Lepidobolus drapetocoleus F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. prov.

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