Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 204 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Sicilia, Zeylona, Jamaica."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xlvi [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 246 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 28 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 4 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 79 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 403 [secondary reference]

common name: Washerman's plant [n/a]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 638 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 331 [secondary reference]

Backer, C.A. (December 1949), Amaranthaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2): 88 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 224-225 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 168 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff Flower [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 232 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Amaranthaceae (except Ptilotus). Flora of Central Australia: 83, Fig, 101 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 63 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 138-139, Fig. 17F [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes grandiflora Moq. legitimate common name: Chaff-flower [n/a]

• Comment: Synonym cited as cited as "Achyranthes argentea Decaisne".

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 72 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 5 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 12 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff-flower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 249 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff Flower [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 107, Fig. 26A, 27A [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff flower [n/a]

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 115, Fig. 36B [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes argentea var. ? villosior Hensl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (Hook. & Arn.) C.C.Towns. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. villosior (Hensl.) D.M.Porter legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 88, Fig. 17 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake legitimate common name: Chaff-Flower [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 300 [secondary reference]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 22, 26 [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 54 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff Flower [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 54 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 42 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff Flower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 249 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff Flower [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3012 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 14 [secondary reference]

common name: Chaff Flower [n/a]

de Lange, P.J., Scofield, R.P. & Greene, T. (2004), Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) a new indigenous addition to the flora of the Kermadec Islands group. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(2): 168-172 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes australis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, NI, LHI, ChI, CoI, CSI

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Amaranthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 7 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Achryanthes aspera D.G.Williams orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes australis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (Hook. & Arn.) C.C.Towns. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, NI, LHI, ChI, CoI, CSI

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Achryanthes aspera D.G.Williams orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes australis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes argentea var. ? villosior Hensl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes grandiflora Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (Hook. & Arn.) C.C.Towns. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. villosior (Hensl.) D.M.Porter legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, CoI, ChI, NT, Qld, CSI, NSW, LHI, NI

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018: 6 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake legitimate

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