Gandoger, M. (1912), Manipulus plantarum novarum praecipue Americae australioris. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 59: 707 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia, in provincia Victoria (C. Walter)."

Orchard, A.E. (1969), Revision of the Acaena ovina A.Cunn. (Rosaceae) complex in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 93: 100 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 332 [secondary reference]

• Type: ""Victoria, Walter s.n. (ex Herb. Walter). Not seen."

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 332 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena echinata var. subglabricalyx (Bitter) Orchard legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena echinata Nees legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Acaena echinata Nees legitimate

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