Bentham, G. (1849), Plantas Hartwegianus: 326 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In arenosis vallis Sacramento."

Gray, A. (1874), Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 57 [basionym]

basionym of: Eritrichium canescens (Benth.) Gray legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 534 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 566 [secondary reference]

common name: Valley Popcorn Flower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 90 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Boraginaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 392 [secondary reference]

common name: Valley Popcorn Flower [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Boraginaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 397, Fig. 77f [secondary reference]

common name: Valley Popcorn Flower [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Plagiobotrys canescens Benth. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Eritrichium canescens (Benth.) Gray legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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