Maiden, J.H. & Blakely, W.F. (1927), Descriptions of fifteen new Acacia and notes on several other species. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 60: 191, t. XVIII, figs 9-14 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Flinders Range, South Australia (W. Gill, 1900). The type."

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 427 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 534 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 177 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 7, Fig. 2J, Map 8 [secondary reference]

• Type: Flinders Ra., S.A., 1900, W.Gill ; holo: NSW207699; iso: AD (fragment of holo).

common name: Graceful Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]

common name: Graceful Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 467 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma gracilifolium (Maiden & Blakely) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma gracilifolium (Maiden & Blakely) Pedley legitimate

• APC Comment: Putative hybrids are recorded between A. paradoxa and A. gracilifolia in SA (Whibley & Symon in Acacias of South Australia, 1992; Maslin, 2001).
• APC Dist.: SA

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