Paxton, J. (May 1840), New, rare or interesting plants in flower in the principal suburban nurseries. Paxton's Magazine of Botany 7: 91 [autonym]

Maslin, B.R. (27 March 1975), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae. Nuytsia 1(5): 399 - 400, Fig. 3, Map 2 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia pulchella var. hispidula Meisn. legitimate misapplication: Acacia pulchella var. hispidissima (DC.) Meisn. legitimate by Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Leguminosae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 22

Maslin, B.R. (21 December 1979), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 9 Additional notes on the Series Pulchellae Benth. Nuytsia 2(6): 365 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 416-417, Fig. 90B-C, Map 559 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia pulchella var. hispidula Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia denudata var. spinosissima Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pulchella f. spinosissima (Meisn.) E.Pritz. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Acacia pulchella var. hispidissima (DC.) Meisn. legitimate by Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Leguminosae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 22

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

taxonomic synonym: Mimosa armata (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Hosking, J.R., Conn, B.J. & Lepschi, B.J. (2003), Plant species first recognised as naturalised for New South Wales over the period 2000-2001. Cunninghamia 8(2): 183 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Moses [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia pulchella R.Br. f. pulchella legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma pulchellum (R.Br.) Pedley var. pulchellum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pulchella var. hispidula Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia denudata var. spinosissima Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pulchella f. typica E.Pritz. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia pulchella f. spinosissima (Meisn.) E.Pritz. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Acacia pulchella var. hispidissima (DC.) Meisn. legitimate by Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Leguminosae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 22

• APC Dist.: WA, NSW (naturalised)

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