Orchard, A.E. (1969), Revision of the Acaena ovina A.Cunn. (Rosaceae) complex in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 93: 103 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hj. Eichler 18973; Australia. New South Wales. Australian Alps. Kosciusko State Park. Happy Jacks Plains [north of Happy Jacks Road, west of Tolbar Road; ca. 20 km. west-south-west of Adaminaby]. In Eucalyptus forest near the hut of Parks and Gardens (Canberra). 31.i.1967. Holotypus in AD (96714081)! isotypi in L! NSW! UC!."

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Rosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 237 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. legitimate

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 61 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 70 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. legitimate

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