Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1829), Botanical Magazine 56: t. 2881 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A very beautiful species of Elichrysum of which the seeds were received from Van Diemen's Land, under the name of "Native Amaranth." We have specimens likewise in the Herbarium from FRASER and other correspondents, gathered in the interior of New Holland."

Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1838), Compositae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 6: 215 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helipterum incanum var. tricolor DC. legitimate

Don, G. (ed.) in Sweet, R. (1839), Sweet's Hortus Britannicus Edn. 3: 379 [basionym]

basionym of: Aphelexis incana (Hook.) G.Don ex Sweet legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 643 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Helipterum incanum DC. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 624 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helipterum albicans (A.Cunn.) DC. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 901 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helipterum albicans (A.Cunn.) DC. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (1960), A consideration of the species previously included within Helipterum albicans (A.Cunn) DC. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 171 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "l.c. t. 2881"

Wilson, Paul G. (1960), A consideration of the species previously included within Helipterum albicans (A.Cunn) DC. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 171 [basionym]

basionym of: Helipterum albicans f. incanum (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (1960), A consideration of the species previously included within Helipterum albicans (A.Cunn) DC. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 171 [basionym]

basionym of: Helipterum albicans var. incanum (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 2: Leucochrysum. Nuytsia 8(3): 443 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor (DC.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 2: Leucochrysum. Nuytsia 8(3): 442 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leucochrysum albicans (A.Cunn.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Short, P.S. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Leucochrysum. Flora of Victoria 4: 791 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor (DC.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Department of the Environment and Heritage (2004), Species Profile and Threats Database: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor (DC.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Elichrysum incanum Hook. orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor (DC.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (DC.) N.G.Walsh legitimate

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