Maslin, B.R. (27 March 1975), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae. Nuytsia 1(5): 453-456, Fig. 23, Map 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Porongerup Range, Western Australia, 3 March 1922, C.A. Gardner 1287 (holo: PERTH; iso; CANB)."

taxonomic synonym: Acacia obscura var. canescens Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia drummondii var. ovoidea Benth. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia ciliata R.Br. nom. illeg.

• Etymology: "The species epithet refers to the very pale yellow flower heads which are typical of this taxon."

Maslin, B.R. (21 December 1979), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 9 Additional notes on the Series Pulchellae Benth. Nuytsia 2(6): 364 [secondary reference]

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 11B: 434-435, Fig. 94A-F, Map 583 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia drummondii var. ovoidea Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia obscura var. canescens Meisn. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia ciliata R.Br. nom. illeg.

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

taxonomic synonym: Acacia ciliata R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Acacia obscura var. canescens Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia drummondii var. ovoidea Benth. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 679 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 474 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma luteolum (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia ciliata R.Br. var. ciliata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma luteolum (Maslin) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia obscura var. canescens Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia drummondii var. ovoidea Benth. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia ciliata R.Br. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA

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