Maiden, J.H. & Blakely, W.F. (1927), Descriptions of fifty new species and six varieties of western and northern Australian Acacias, and notes on four other species. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 13: 13, t. vii. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nalyering Well, North Kellerberrin (C.A. Gardner, No. 1688, 24th May, 1922). The type. "

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

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 16, 32, Fig. 9 [secondary reference]

common name: Merrick's Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 294, Fig. 21G-I, Map 119 [secondary reference]

• Type: Kellerberrin area [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 24 May 1922, W.A., C.A.Gardner 1688 ; holo: NSW; iso: PERTH.

orthographic variant: Acacia merrickae Maiden & Blakely orth. var.

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): 476 [basionym]

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

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

orthographic variant: Acacia merrickae Maiden & Blakely orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma merrickiae (Maiden & Blakely) Pedley legitimate

• APC Comment: Presumed hybrids are known between A. merrickiae and A. leptopetala.
• APC Dist.: WA

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