Bentham, G. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (April 1837), Compositae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 63 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Pycnosorus globosus Benth.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 578 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia G.Forst. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 83 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia G.Forst. legitimate

Anderberg, A.A. (1991), Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae). Opera Botanica 104: 111 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia G.Forst. legitimate

Doust, A.N. & Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Pycnosorus. Flora of New South Wales 3: 260 [secondary reference]

common name: Drumsticks [n/a] common name: Billy Buttons [n/a]

Everett, J. & Doust, A.N.L. (ed.) (30 September 1992), New species and new combinations in Pycnosorus (Asteraceae - Gnaphalieae). Telopea 5(1): 39-44 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 764 [secondary reference]

Anderberg, A.A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.G., Breitwieser, I., Jeffrey, C., Dillon, M.O., Eldenäs, P., Funk, V., Garcia-Jacas, N., Hind, D.J.N., Karis, P.O., Lack, H.W., Nesom, G., Nordenstam, B., Oberprieler, C., Panero, J.J., Puttock, C., Robinson, H., Stuessy, T.F., Susanna, A., Urtubey, E., Vogt, R., Ward, J. & Watson, L.E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Compositae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8: 278 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 719 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia G.Forst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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