Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 243 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Gulf of Carpentaria, Leichhardt ; Attack Creek, M'Douall Stuart's Expedition. Queensland. Flinder's river, Bowman, Sutherland."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 397 [secondary reference]

Benl, G. (15 October 1967), Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen 6: 493 [basionym]

basionym of: Ptilotus spicatus subsp. leianthus (Benth.) Benl legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 233 [secondary reference]

Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Ptilotus. Flora of Central Australia: 83 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 132 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus spicatus subsp. leianthus (Benth.) Benl legitimate

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus spicatus subsp. leianthus (Benth.) Benl legitimate

Bean, A.R. (11 November 2008), A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia. Telopea 12(2): 249 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus spicatus F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus spicatus F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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