Fitzgerald, W.V. (1904), Additions to the West Australian Flora. Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society 2(1): 12 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mogumber, Nov. 1903. – W.V.F."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 88 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. & Cowan, R.S. (14 June 1994), William Vincent Fitzgerald's species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae): typification of the names. Nuytsia 9(3): 392 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Mogumber, W.A., Oct. and Nov. 1903, W.V.Fitzgerald s.n.; lecto: NSW, isolecto (Nov. 1903): NSW, PERTH 769460.

Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 73, 75, Fig. 16D-F, Map 108 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia auronitens var. mollis E.Pritz. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Acacia auronitens var. mollis E.Pritz. legitimate

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 484 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma ridleyanum (W.Fitzg.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma ridleyanum (W.Fitzg.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia auronitens var. mollis E.Pritz. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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