Van Heurck, H.F. & Müller Argoviensis, J. (1870), Observationes Botanicae et Descriptiones Plantarum Novarum Herbarii van Heurckiani: 105 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Nigritia ubi prope Nupe legit cl. C. Barker, n. 1021( in hb. DC. et in hb. van Heurck)."

Anonymous in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition in Arnhem Land, 1928. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 321 [secondary reference]

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: 212 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon setaceum L. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 227 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 24 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Leach, G.J. (13 September 2017), A revision of Australian Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae). Telopea 20: 244 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Nigeria: Nupe, 1857-59, C. Barter 1021 (holo AWH n.v.; iso G00168238 n.v., K000346116!, M0064955 n.v., P00458971, 00458972 n.v., S-G-8093 n.v.)"

Leach, G.J. (13 September 2017), A revision of Australian Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae). Telopea 20: 244 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon setaceum L. legitimate

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