Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1854), Botanical Magazine: t. 4801 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A native of the interior of South-West Australia, between the Moore and Murchison rivers, from whence the seeds were sent in 1853 by Mr James Drummond, together with dried specimens (No. 157 of his herbarium)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(40): 200 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Helichrysum grayi F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 640 [basionym]

basionym of: Helipterum roseum (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Hemsley, W.B. (1873), Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants: 256 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhodanthe rosea (Hook.) Hemsl. legitimate

Baillon, H.E. (1882), Histoire des Plantes 8: 314 [basionym]

basionym of: Helichrysum roseum (Hook.) Baill. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 309 [basionym]

basionym of: Argyrocome rosea (Hook.) Kuntze legitimate

Voss, A. (1894), Vilmorin's Blumengartnerei Edn. 3, 1(1): 531 [basionym]

basionym of: Roccardia rosea (Hook.) Voss legitimate

Lapinpuro, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Helichrysum, Helipterum. Flora of Central Australia: 407 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Helipterum roseum (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 387 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here chosen): J.Drummond 6th coll.. no. 157 (lecto: K; isolecto: NSW 180743) Syntype: Hort. Kew. 1854 from Drummond S.W.Australia (K)

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 387 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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