Bentham, G. (May 1855), Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5): 608-609 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in monte Abideen lectum"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(1): 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 118-119 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 375 [secondary reference]

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 109 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 161-165, Pl. LXXII [secondary reference]

common name: Ovens Acacia [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 200, Fig. 193E [secondary reference]

common name: Wedge-leaf Wattle [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 150 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in New Zealand: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 359 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 380 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Wedge-leaved Wattle [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Tumut Wattle [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J., Maslin, B.R., Cowan, R.S. & Court, A.B. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Mimosaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 649-650, Fig. 130f [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Wedge-leaf Wattle [n/a] common name: Ovens Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 331-332, Fig. 30D-H, Map 162 [secondary reference]

• Type: upper Snowy R., Vic., Jan. 1855, F.Mueller ; syn: K, MEL; Buffalo Ranges, Vic., Feb. 1855, F.Mueller ; syn: K, MEL.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pravissima F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. common name: Wedge-leaf Wattle [n/a] common name: Tumut Wattle [n/a] common name: Oven(s) Wattle [n/a]

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

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 463 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Wedge-leaved Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 481 [secondary reference]

• Text: "The name Acacia pravissima was validated in Bentham's note (Linnaea 26 (1855) 608) prior to Mueller's extended description of the species (Fragm. 1 (1858) 5)."

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pravissima F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised)

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 55 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pravissimum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pravissima F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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