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: 17, t. vi. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "This species was raised from seed in the Temperate House, Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, and flowering specimens were gathered on 28th May, 1879, but we have no record of its State of origin. It however appears to be a Western Australian species."

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Doubtful Names. Flora of Australia 11B: 444 [secondary reference]

• Text: "It is suggested that A. semiaurea may be a hybrid involving perhaps A. retinodes as one parent and A. argyrophylla or A. brachybotrya (Variant 2) as the other."

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

• Text: "It is suggested that A. semiaurea may be a hybrid involving perhaps A. retinodes as one parent and A. argyrophylla or A. brachybotrya (appressed-hair variant) as the other."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: A name of uncertain application. Possibly a hybrid involving Acacia retinodes Schltdl. (see B.R.Maslin in A.E.Orchard & A.J.G.Wilson (eds), Fl. Australia 11B: 444 (2001)).

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