Labillardière, J.J.H. de (September 1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(9-10): 67, t. 92 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in terrâ Van-Leuwin."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 516 [secondary reference]

Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1830), Umbelliferae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 4: 83 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 367 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriocalia major Sm. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 63 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 153 [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 229 [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel-flower [n/a]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 139, 140, Plate XXXVIII [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 329 [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 12 [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 65 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Apiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 240, Fig. 36F [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 24 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Apiaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 93, pl.8 [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

Jobson, P.C. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Actinotus. Flora of Victoria 4: 265, Fig. 51c [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Eriocalia major Sm. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J., Lack, H.S. & Henwood, M.J. (30 November 2021), Nomenclatural notes on New South Wales flannel flowers (Actinotus spp., Umbelliferae/Apiaceae) and Leopold Trattinnick’s other Australian plant-names. Telopea 24: 400-401, Figs 1, 2 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "[icon] designated here by M.J. Henwood and D.J. Mabberley: Auguste Plée (engraving, ‘Actinotus helianthi’), after Pierre-Antoine Poiteau, in Labill., Novae Holl. Pl. Spec. 1.: t. 92 (1805)."

taxonomic synonym: Eriocalia major Sm. legitimate

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