Körnicke, F.A. (1854), Eriocaulacearum monographiae supplementum. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 27: 616 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Electrosperma australasicum F.Muell. legitimate

Evans, O.D. (1966), Eriocaulaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 28: 10 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Electrosperma australasicum F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Eriocaulon electrospermum F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Moldenke, H.N. (1968), Additional notes on the Eriocaulaceae. XIV. Phytologia 17(5): 391 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Electrosperma australasicum F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Eriocaulon electrospermum F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, Vic

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 174 [secondary reference]

common name: Pipewort [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 19 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Electrosperma australasicum F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon electrospermum F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Eriocaulaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 264 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 177,179, Fig. 37d-e [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Electrosperma australasicum F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon electrospermum F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Austral Pipewort [n/a]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 19 [secondary reference]

Leach, G.J. (13 September 2017), A revision of Australian Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae). Telopea 20: 214-215, Figs 2e-f, 11.3 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Murray River, Dec 1853, F. Mueller s.n. (lecto (here designated) MEL224413!; isolecto MEL1597055!, K000457706!, K001056248!, TCD!)"

nomenclatural synonym: Electrosperma australasicum F.Muell. legitimate

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