Bentham, G. (May 1855), Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5): 626 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Australia austro-occidentali, Drummond. coll. IV. n. 11."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 383 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 45 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 304 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. (7 February 1978), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 7 - The taxonomy of some diaphyllodinous species. Nuytsia 2(4): 211-213 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Swan River, Drummond coll. 4, no. 2 (holo: K; iso: MEL, PERTH–fragment)"

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 87 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 559 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Swan R., W.A., J.Drummond 4: 11 ; holo: K; iso: MEL, OXF, P, PERTH (fragment ex MEL), TCD; probable iso: NSW."

taxonomic synonym: Acacia ericifolia var. tenuis E.Pritz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia ericifolia var. glaucescens E.Pritz. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia spathulata F.Muell. ex Benth. nom. illeg. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia ericifolia var. crassa E.Pritz. legitimate

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

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 473 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma leptospermoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma leptospermoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia ericifolia var. tenuis E.Pritz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia ericifolia var. glaucescens E.Pritz. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia spathulata F.Muell. ex Benth. nom. illeg. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia ericifolia var. crassa E.Pritz. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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