Schrank, F. von P. von (1820), Plantae Rariores Horti Academici Monacensis 2(6): pl. 53 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Acanthospermum brasilum Schrank

Bailey, F.M. (1904), Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 15(1): 492 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 271 [secondary reference]

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Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 70 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 551 [secondary reference]

Lander, N.S. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asteraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 654 [secondary reference]

Lawrence, M.E. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Acanthospermum - Gnaphalium. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 933 [secondary reference]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Acanthospermum. Flora of New South Wales 3: 266 [secondary reference]

Anderberg, A.A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.G., Breitwieser, I., Jeffrey, C., Dillon, M.O., Eldenäs, P., Funk, V., Garcia-Jacas, N., Hind, D.J.N., Karis, P.O., Lack, H.W., Nesom, G., Nordenstam, B., Oberprieler, C., Panero, J.J., Puttock, C., Robinson, H., Stuessy, T.F., Susanna, A., Urtubey, E., Vogt, R., Ward, J. & Watson, L.E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Compositae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8: 488 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 5 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Orchard, A.E. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. Asteroideae Trib. 12. Millerieae. Flora of Australia 37: 576-577 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek acantha (thorn) and sperma (seed), referring to the burr-like fruits."

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